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Chapter 1727
Though (&th;&omac;) , conj. [OE. thogh , þah , AS. &edh;e\'a0h , &edh;&aemac;h , &edh;\'c7h ; akin to OS. th\'d3h , OFries. thach , D. & G. doch but, yet, OHG. doh but, yet though, Icel. þ\'d3 yet, nevertheless, Sw. dock , Dan. dog , Goth. þ\'a0uh , þ\'a0u , than, or, yet; of uncertain origin. \'fb184.] Granting, admitting, or supposing that; notwithstanding that; if.
Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him. Job xiii. 15.
Not that I so affirm, though so it seem. Milton.
&hand; It is compounded with all in although . See Although .
As though , as if.
In the vine were three branches; and it was as though it budded. Gen. xl. 10.
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Though , adv. However; nevertheless; notwithstanding; -- used in familiar language, and in the middle or at the end of a sentence.
I would not be as sick though for his place. Shak.
A good cause would do well, though . Dryden.
Thought <Xpage=1501>
Thought (?) , imp. & p. p. of Think .
Thought <Xpage=1501>
Thought , n. [OE. þoght , þouht , AS. þ\'d3ht , ge þ\'d3ht , fr. þencean to think; akin to D. ge dachte thought, MHG. d\'beht , ge d\'beht , Icel. þ\'d3ttr , þ\'d3tti . See Think .] 1. The act of thinking; the exercise of the mind in any of its higher forms; reflection; cogitation.
Thought can not be superadded to matter, so as in any sense to render it true that matter can become cogitative. Dr. T. Dwight.
2. Meditation; serious consideration.
Pride, of all others the most dangerous fault, Proceeds from want of sense or want of thought . Roscommon.
3. That which is thought; an idea; a mental conception, whether an opinion, judgment, fancy, purpose, or intention.
Thus Bethel spoke, who always speaks his thought . Pope.
Why do you keep alone, . . . Using those thoughts which should indeed have died With them they think on? Shak.
Thoughts come crowding in so fast upon me, that my only difficulty is to choose or to reject. Dryden.
All their thoughts are against me for evil. Ps. lvi. 5.
4. Solicitude; anxious care; concern.
Hawis was put in trouble, and died with thought and anguish before his business came to an end. Bacon.
Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink. Matt. vi. 25.
5. A small degree or quantity; a trifle; as, a thought longer; a thought better. [Colloq.]
If the hair were a thought browner. Shak.
&hand; Thought , in philosophical usage now somewhat current, denotes the capacity for, or the exercise of, the very highest intellectual functions, especially those usually comprehended under judgment.
This [faculty], to which I gave the name of the "elaborative faculty," -- the faculty of relations or comparison, -- constitutes what is properly denominated thought . Sir W. Hamilton.
Syn. -- Idea; conception; imagination; fancy; conceit; notion; supposition; reflection; consideration; meditation; contemplation; cogitation; deliberation.
Thoughtful <Xpage=1501>
Thought"ful (?) , a. 1. Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind .
War, horrid war, your thoughtful walks invades. Pope.
2. Attentive; careful; exercising the judgment; having the mind directed to an object; as, thoughtful of gain; thoughtful in seeking truth .
Glanvill.
3. Anxious; solicitous; concerned.
Around her crowd distrust, and doubt, and fear, And thoughtful foresight, and tormenting care. Prior.
Syn. -- Considerate; deliberate; contemplative; attentive; careful; wary; circumspect; reflective; discreet. -- Thoughtful , Considerate . He who is habitually thoughtful rarely neglects his duty or his true interest; he who is considerate pauses to reflect and guard himself against error. One who is not thoughtful by nature, if he can be made considerate , will usually be guarded against serious mistakes. "He who is thoughtful does not forget his duty; he who is considerate pauses, and considers properly what is his duty. It is a recommendation to a subordinate person to be thoughtful in doing what is wished of him; it is the recommendation of a confidential person to be considerate , as he has often <?/o judge according to his own discretion.usage>
Crabb.
-- Thought"ful*ly , adv. -- hought"ful*ness , n.
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Thought"less , adv. 1. Lacking thought; careless; inconsiderate; rash; as, a thoughtless person, or act .
2. Giddy; gay; dissipated. [R.]
Johnson.
3. Deficient in reasoning power; stupid; dull.
Thoughtless as monarch oaks that shade the plain. Dryden.
-- Thought"less*ly , adv. -- Thought"less*ness , n.
Thousand <Xpage=1501>
Thou"sand (?) , n. [OE. þousend , þusend , AS. þ&umac;send ; akin to OS. th&umac;sundig , th&umac;sind , OFries. thusend , D. duizend , G. tausend , OHG. t<?/sunt , d<?/sunt , Icel. þ&umac;sund , þ&umac;shund , Sw. tusen , Dan . tusind , Goth. þ&umac;sundi , Lith. tukstantis , Russ. tuisiacha ; of uncertain origin.] 1. The number of ten hundred; a collection or sum consisting of ten times one hundred units or objects.
2. Hence, indefinitely, a great number.
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand. Ps. xci. 7.
&hand; The word thousand often takes a plural form. See the Note under Hundred .
3. A symbol representing one thousand units; as, 1,000, M or CI<Crev/ .
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Thou"sand , a. 1. Consisting of ten hundred; being ten times one hundred.
2. Hence, consisting of a great number indefinitely. "Perplexed with a thousand cares."
Shak.
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Thou"sand*fold` (?) , a. Multiplied by a thousand.
Thousand legs <Xpage=1501>
Thou"sand legs` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) A millepid, or galleyworm; -- called also thousand-legged worm .
Thousandth <Xpage=1501>
Thou"sandth (?) , a. 1. Next in order after nine hundred and ninty-nine; coming last of a thousand successive individuals or units; -- the ordinal of thousand ; as, the thousandth part of a thing .
2. Constituting, or being one of, a thousand equal parts into which anything is divided; the tenth of a hundredth.
3. Occurring as being one of, or the last one of, a very great number; very small; minute; -- used hyperbolically; as, to do a thing for the thousandth time .
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Thou"sandth , n. The quotient of a unit divided by a thousand; one of a thousand equal parts into which a unit is divided.
Thowel, Thowl <Xpage=1501>
Thow"el (?) , Thowl (?) , n. [See Thole .] (Naut.) (a) A thole pin. (b) A rowlock.
I would sit impatiently thinking with what an unusual amount of noise the oars worked in the thowels . Dickens.
Thracian <Xpage=1501>
Thra"cian (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Thrace, or its people. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Thrace.
Thrack <Xpage=1501>
Thrack (?) , v. t. To load or burden; as, to thrack a man with property . [Obs.]
South.
Thrackscat <Xpage=1501>
Thrack"scat (?) , n. Metal still in the mine. [Obs.]
Thraldom <Xpage=1501>
Thral"dom (?) , n. [Icel. <?/r\'91ld\'d3mr . See Thrall , and -dom .] The condition of a thrall; slavery; bondage; state of servitude. [Written also thralldom .]
Women are born to thraldom and penance And to be under man's governance. Chaucer.
He shall rule, and she in thraldom live. Dryden.
Thrall <Xpage=1501>
Thrall (?) , n. [OE. thral , <?/ral , Icel. <?/r\'91ll , perhaps through AS. <?/r<?/i ; akin to Sw. tr\'84l , Dan. tr\'91l , and probably to AS. <?/r\'91gian to run, Goth. <?/ragjan , Gr. <?/; cf. OHG. dregil , drigil , a servant.] 1. A slave; a bondman.
Chaucer.
Gurth, the born thrall of Cedric. Sir W. Scott.
2. Slavery; bondage; servitude; thraldom.
Tennyson.
He still in thrall Of all-subdoing sleep. Chapman.
3. A shelf; a stand for barrels, etc. [Prov. Eng.]
Thrall <Xpage=1501>
Thrall , a. Of or pertaining to a thrall; in the condition of a thrall; bond; enslaved. [Obs.]
Spenser.
The fiend that would make you thrall and bond. Chaucer.
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Thrall , v. t. To enslave. [Obs. or Poetic]
Spenser.
Thralldom <Xpage=1501>
Thrall"dom (?) , n. Thraldom.
Thrall-less <Xpage=1501>
Thrall"-less , a. (a) Having no thralls. (b) Not enslaved; not subject to bonds.
Thrall-like <Xpage=1501>
Thrall"-like` (?) , a. Resembling a thrall, or his condition, feelings, or the like; slavish.
Servile and thrall-like fear. Milton.
Thranite <Xpage=1501>
Thra"nite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, from <?/ a bench, form, especially the topmost of the three benches in a trireme.] (Gr. Antiq.) One of the rowers on the topmost of the three benches in a trireme.
Thrapple <Xpage=1501>
Thrap"ple (?) , n. [Also thropple , corrupted fr. throttle .] Windpipe; throttle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Thrash, Thresh <Xpage=1501>
Thrash (?) , Thresh (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Thrashed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Thrashing .] [OE. <?/reschen , <?/reshen , to beat, AS. <?/erscan , <?/rescan ; akin to D. dorschen , OD. derschen , G. dreschen , OHG. dreskan , Icel. <?/reskja , Sw. tr\'94ska , Dan. t\'91rske , Goth. <?/riskan , Lith. traszketi to rattle, Russ. treskate to burst, crackle, tresk' a crash, OSlav. troska a stroke of lighting. Cf. Thresh .] 1. To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the kernels of grain; as, to thrash wheat, rye, or oats; to thrash over the old straw .
The wheat was reaped, thrashed , and winnowed by machines. H. Spencer.
2. To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub.
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Thrash , Thresh , v. t. 1. To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who thrashes well .
2. Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move violently.
I rather would be M\'91vius, thrash for rhymes, Like his, the scorn and scandal of the times. Dryden.
Thrashel <Xpage=1501>
Thrash"el (?) , n. An instrument to thrash with; a flail. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Thrasher, Thresher <Xpage=1501>
Thrash"er (?) , Thresh"er (?) , n. 1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing machine.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A large and voracious shark ( Alopias vulpes ), remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and the European coasts. Called also fox shark , sea ape , sea fox , slasher , swingle-tail , and thrasher shark .
3. (Zo\'94l.) A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species. See Brown thrush .
Sage thrasher . (Zo\'94l.) See under Sage . -- Thrasher whale (Zo\'94l.) , the common killer of the Atlantic.
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Thrashing <Xpage=1502>
Thrash"ing (?) , a. & n. from Thrash , v.
Thrashing floor , Threshing-floor , ∨ Threshing floor , a floor or area on which grain is beaten out. -- Thrashing machine , a machine for separating grain from the straw.
Thrasonical <Xpage=1502>
Thra*son"ic*al (?) , a. [From Thrso , the name of a braggart soldier in Terence's "Eunuch:" cf. L. Thrasonianus .] Of or pertaining to Thraso; like, or becoming to, Thraso; bragging; boastful; vainglorious. -- Thra*son"ic*al*ly , adv.
C\'91sar's thrasonical brag of 'I came, saw, and overcame.' Shak.
Thraste <Xpage=1502>
Thraste (?) , v. t. [ imp. Thraste ; p. p. Thrast .] To thrust. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Thrave <Xpage=1502>
Thrave (?) , n. [OE. <?/rave , <?/reve , Icel. <?/refi ; akin to Dan. trave ; cf. Icel. <?/r\'c6fa to grasp.] 1. Twenty-four (in some places, twelve) sheaves of wheat; a shock, or stook. [Prov. Eng.]
2. The number of two dozen; also, an indefinite number; a bunch; a company; a throng. "The worst of a thrave ." [Obs.]
Landsdowne MS.
He sends forth thraves of ballads to the sale. Bp. Hall.
Thraw <Xpage=1502>
Thraw (?) , n. & v. See Throse . [Scot.]
Burns.
Thread <Xpage=1502>
Thread (?) , n. [OE. threed , <?/red , AS. <?/r<?/d ; akin to D. draad , G. draht wire, thread, OHG. dr\'bet , Icel. <?/r\'be<?/r a thread, Sw. tr\'86d , Dan. traad , and AS. <?/r\'bewan to twist. See Throw , and cf. Third .] 1. A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns doubled, or joined together, and twisted.
2. A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark; also, a line of gold or silver.
3. The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the rib. See Screw , n. , 1.
4. Fig.: Something continued in a long course or tenor; a,s the thread of life, or of a discourse.
Bp. Burnet.
5. Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness. [Obs.]
A neat courtier, Of a most elegant thread . B. Jonson.
Air thread , the fine white filaments which are seen floating in the air in summer, the production of spiders; gossamer. -- Thread and thrum , the good and bad together. [Obs.] Shak . -- Thread cell (Zo\'94l.) , a lasso cell. See under Lasso . -- Thread herring (Zo\'94l.) , the gizzard shad. See under Gizzard . -- Thread lace , lace made of linen thread. -- Thread needle , a game in which children stand in a row, joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding his neighbor, runs between the others; -- called also thread the needle .
Thread <Xpage=1502>
Thread , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Threaded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Threading .] 1. To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle .
2. To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to thrid.
Heavy trading ships . . . threading the Bosphorus. Mitford.
They would not thread the gates. Shak.
3. To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a screw or nut .
Threadbare <Xpage=1502>
Thread"bare` (?) , a. 1. Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off; threadbare clothes. "A threadbare cope."
Chaucer.
2. Fig.: Worn out; as, a threadbare subject; stale topics and threadbare quotations.
Swift.
Threadbareness <Xpage=1502>
Thread"bare`ness , n. The state of being threadbare.
Threaden <Xpage=1502>
Thread"en (?) , a. Made of thread; as, threaden sails; a threaden fillet. [Obs.]
Shak.
Threader <Xpage=1502>
Thread"er (?) , n. 1. A device for assisting in threading a needle.
2. A tool or machine for forming a thread on a screw or in a nut.
Threadfin <Xpage=1502>
Thread"fin` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of fishes belonging to Polynemus and allied genera. They have numerous long pectoral filaments.
Threadfish <Xpage=1502>
Thread"fish` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) The cutlass fish. (b) A carangoid fish ( Caranx gallus , or C. crinitus ) having the anterior rays of the soft dorsal and anal fins prolonged in the form of long threads.
Threadiness <Xpage=1502>
Thread"i*ness (?) , n. Quality of being thready.
Thread-shaped <Xpage=1502>
Thread"-shaped` (?) , a. Having the form of a thread; filiform.
Threadworm <Xpage=1502>
Thread"worm` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any long, slender nematode worm, especially the pinworm and filaria.
Thready <Xpage=1502>
Thread"y (?) , a. 1. Like thread or filaments; slender; as, the thready roots of a shrub .
2. Containing, or consisting of, thread.
Threap <Xpage=1502>
Threap (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Threaped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Threaping .] [AS. <?/re\'a0pian to reprove.] [Written also threpe , and threip .] 1. To call; to name. [Obs.]
2. To maintain obstinately against denial or contradiction; also, to contend or argue against (another) with obstinacy; to chide; as, he threaped me down that it was so . [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Burns.
3. To beat, or thrash. [Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
4. To cozen, or cheat. [Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
Threap <Xpage=1502>
Threap , v. i. To contend obstinately; to be pertinacious. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
It's not for a man with a woman to threap . Percy's Reliques.
Threap <Xpage=1502>
Threap (?) , n. An obstinate decision or determination; a pertinacious affirmation. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
He was taken a threap that he would have it finished before the year was done. Carlyle.
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