Chapter 1732

Thwart <Xpage=1505>

Thwart , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Thwarted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Thwarting .] 1. To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air . [Obs.]

Swift as a shooting star In autumn thwarts the night. Milton.

2. To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat.

If crooked fortune had not thwarted me. Shak.

The proposals of the one never thwarted the inclinations of the other. South.

Thwart <Xpage=1505>

Thwart , v. i. 1. To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner. [R.]

2. Hence, to be in opposition; to clash. [R.]

Any proposition . . . that shall at all thwart with internal oracles . Locke.

Thwarter <Xpage=1505>

Thwart"er (?) , n. (Far.) A disease in sheep, indicated by shaking, trembling, or convulsive motions.

Thwartingly <Xpage=1505>

Thwart"ing*ly , adv. In a thwarting or obstructing manner; so as to thwart.

Thwartly <Xpage=1505>

Thwart"ly , adv. Transversely; obliquely.

Thwartness <Xpage=1505>

Thwart"ness , n. The quality or state of being thwart; obliquity; perverseness.

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Thwite <Xpage=1506>

Thwite (?) , v. t. [AS. <?/w\'c6tan . See Whittle , and cf. Thwaite a piece of land.] To cut or clip with a knife; to whittle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Chaucer.

Thwittle <Xpage=1506>

Thwit"tle (?) , v. t. [See Thwite , and Whittle .] To cut or whittle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Palsgrave.

Thwittle <Xpage=1506>

Thwit"tle , n. A small knife; a whittle. [Written also thwitel .] [Obs.] "A Sheffield thwittle ."

Chaucer.

Thy <Xpage=1506>

Thy (?) , pron. [OE. thi , shortened from thin . See Thine , Thou .] Of thee, or belonging to thee; the more common form of thine , possessive case of thou ; -- used always attributively, and chiefly in the solemn or grave style, and in poetry. Thine is used in the predicate; as, the knife is thine . See Thine .

Our father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done. Matt. vi. 9,10.

These are thy glorious works, Parent of good. Milton.

Thyine wood <Xpage=1506>

Thy"ine wood` (?) . [Gr. <?/ <?/, fr. <?/, adj., pertaining to the tree <?/ or <?/, an African tree with sweet-smelling wood.] (Bot.) The fragrant and beautiful wood of a North African tree ( Callitris quadrivalvis ), formerly called Thuja articulata . The tree is of the Cedar family, and furnishes a balsamic resin called sandarach .

Rev. xviii. 12.

Thylacine <Xpage=1506>

Thy"la*cine (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a sack.] (Zo\'94l.) The zebra wolf. See under Wolf .

Thymate <Xpage=1506>

Thym"ate (?) , n. (Chem.) A compound of thymol analogous to a salt; as, sodium thymate .

Thyme <Xpage=1506>

Thyme (?) , n. [OE. tyme , L. thymum , Gr. <?/, <?/; cf. <?/, to sacrifice, <?/ a sacrifice, offering, incense: cf. F. thym ; -- perhaps so named because of its sweet smell. Cf. Fume , n. ] (Bot.) Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus . The garden thyme ( Thymus vulgaris ) is a warm, pungent aromatic, much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.

Ankle deep in moss and flowery thyme . Cowper.

Cat thyme , a labiate plant ( Teucrium Marum ) of the Mediterranean religion. Cats are said to be fond of rolling on it. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants) . -- Wild thyme , Thymus Serpyllum , common on banks and hillsides in Europe.

I know a bank where the wild thyme blows. Shak.

Thymene <Xpage=1506>

Thym"ene (?) , n. (Chem.) A liquid terpene obtained from oil of thyme.

Thymiatechny <Xpage=1506>

Thym"i*a*tech`ny (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ incense + <?/ art.] (Med.) The art of employing perfumes in medicine. [R.]

Dunglison.

Thymic <Xpage=1506>

Thym"ic (?) , a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thymus gland.

Thymic <Xpage=1506>

Thy"mic (?) , a. (Med. Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, thyme; as, thymic acid .

Thymol <Xpage=1506>

Thym"ol (?) , n. [ Thym e + -ol .] (Chem.) A phenol derivative of cymene, C10H13.OH , isomeric with carvacrol, found in oil of thyme, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a pleasant aromatic odor and strong antiseptic properties; -- called also hydroxy cymene .

Thymus <Xpage=1506>

Thy"mus (?) , a. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/.] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the thymus gland. -- n. The thymus gland.

Thymus gland , &or; Thymus body , a ductless gland in the throat, or in the neighboring region, of nearly all vertebrates. In man and other mammals it is the throat, or neck, sweetbread, which lies in the upper part of the thorax and lower part of the throat. It is largest in fetal and early life, and disappears or becomes rudimentary in the adult.

Thymy <Xpage=1506>

Thym"y (?) , a. Abounding with thyme; fragrant; as, a thymy vale .

Akenside.

Where'er a thymy bank he found, He rolled upon the fragrant ground. Gay.

<-- thyratron

thyristor. -->

Thyro- <Xpage=1506>

Thy"ro- (?) . A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with , or relation to , the thyroid body or the thyroid cartilage ; as, thyro hyal .

Thyroarytenoid <Xpage=1506>

Thy`ro*a*ryt"e*noid (?) , a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx.

Thyrohyal <Xpage=1506>

Thy`ro*hy"al (?) , n. (Anat.) One of the lower segments in the hyoid arch, often consolidated with the body of the hyoid bone and forming one of its great horns, as in man.

Thyrohyoid <Xpage=1506>

Thy`ro*hy"oid (?) , a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.

Thyroid <Xpage=1506>

Thy"roid (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ shield-shaped; <?/ a large, oblong shield (from <?/ a door) + <?/ form: cf. F. thyro\'8bde , thyr\'82o\'8bde .] 1. Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage .

2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal.

Thyroid cartilage . See under Larynx . -- Thyroid body , &or; Thyroid gland (Anat.) , a glandlike but ductless body, or pair of bodies, of unknown function, in the floor of the mouth or the region of the larynx. In man and most mammals it is a highly vascular organ, partly surrounding the base of the larynx and the upper part of the trachea. <-- produces thyroxine. --> -- Thyroid dislocation (Surg.) , dislocation of the thigh bone into the thyroid foramen. -- Thyroid foramen , the obturator foramen.

Thyroideal <Xpage=1506>

Thy*roid"e*al (?) , a. (Anat.) Thyroid.

Thyrotomy <Xpage=1506>

Thy*rot"o*my (?) , n. [ Thyro- + Gr. <?/ to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of cutting into the thyroid cartilage.

Thyrse <Xpage=1506>

Thyrse (?) , n. [Cf. F. thyrse .] A thyrsus.

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Thyr"soid (?) , Thyr*soid"al (?) , a. [Gr. <?/; <?/ thyrsus + <?/ form, shape: cf. F. thyrso\'8bde .] Having somewhat the form of a thyrsus.

Thyrsus <Xpage=1506>

Thyr"sus (?) , n. ; pl. Thyrsi (#) . [L., fr. Gr. <?/. Cf. Torso .] 1. A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine cone, or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries. It is an attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs and others engaging in Bacchic rites.

A good to grow on graves As twist about a thyrsus . Mrs. Browning.

In my hand I bear The thyrsus , tipped with fragrant cones of pine. Longfellow.

2. (Bot.) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.

Thysanopter <Xpage=1506>

Thy`sa*nop"ter (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Thysanoptera.

Thysanoptera <Xpage=1506>

Thy`sa*nop"te*ra (?) , n. pl. [NL., from Gr. <?/ a fringe + <?/ a wing.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of insects, considered by some writers a distinct order, but regarded by others as belonging to the Hemiptera. They are all of small size, and have narrow, broadly fringed wings with rudimentary nervures. Most of the species feed upon the juices of plants, and some, as those which attack grain, are very injurious to crops. Called also Physopoda . See Thrips .

Thysanopteran <Xpage=1506>

Thy`sa*nop"ter*an (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Thysanoptera.

Thysanopterous <Xpage=1506>

Thy`sa*nop"ter*ous (?) , a. Of or pertaining to the Thysanoptera.

Thysanura <Xpage=1506>

Thys`a*nu"ra (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ fringe + <?/ tail.] (Zo\'94l.) An order of wingless hexapod insects which have setiform caudal appendages, either bent beneath the body to form a spring, or projecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura, or bristletails, and the Collembola, or springtails. Called also Thysanoura . See Lepisma , and Podura .

Thysanuran <Xpage=1506>

Thys`a*nu"ran (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Thysanura. Also used adjectively.

Thysanurous <Xpage=1506>

Thys`a*nu"rous (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Thysanura.

Thysbe <Xpage=1506>

Thys"be (?) , n. [NL., fr. L. Thisbe maiden beloved by Pyramus, Gr. <?/.] (Zo\'94l.) A common clearwing moth ( Hemaris thysbe ).

Thyself <Xpage=1506>

Thy*self" (?) , pron. An emphasized form of the personal pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with thou ; as, thou thyself shalt go ; that is, thou shalt go, and no other. It is sometimes used, especially in the predicate, without thou , and in the nominative as well as in the objective case.

Thyself shalt see the act. Shak.

Ere I do thee, thou to thyself wast cruel. Milton.

Tiar <Xpage=1506>

Ti"ar (?) , n. [Cf. F. tiare . See Tiara .] A tiara. [Poetic]

Milton. Tennyson.

Tiara <Xpage=1506>

Ti*a"ra (?) , n. [L., from Gr. <?/, <?/; of Persian origin.] 1. A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with a diadem, and was high and erect, while those of the people were flexible, or had rims turned over.

2. The pope's triple crown. It was at first a round, high cap, but was afterward encompassed with a crown, subsequently with a second, and finally with a third. Fig.: The papal dignity.

Tiaraed <Xpage=1506>

Ti*a"raed (?) , a. Adorned with, or wearing, a tiara.

Tib-cat <Xpage=1506>

Tib"-cat` (?) , n. A female cat. [Prov. Eng.]

Halliwell.

Tibia <Xpage=1506>

Tib"i*a (?) , n. ; pl. Tibi\'91 (#) . [L.] 1. (Anat.) The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee.

2. (Zo\'94l.) The fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See Illust . under Coleoptera , and under Hexapoda .

3. (Antiq.) A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.

Tibial <Xpage=1506>

Tib"i*al (?) , a. [L. tibialis , fr. tibia the shin bone; also, a pipe or flute, originally made of a bone: cf. F. tibial .] 1. Of or pertaining to a tibia.

2. Of or pertaining to a pipe or flute.

Tibial spur (Zo\'94l.) , a spine frequently borne on the tibia of insects. See Illust . under Coleoptera .

Tibial <Xpage=1506>

Tib"i*al , n. (Anat.) A tibial bone; a tibiale.

Tibiale <Xpage=1506>

Tib`i*a"le (?) , n. ; pl. Tibialia (#) . [NL.] (Anat.) The bone or cartilage of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia and corresponds to a part of the astragalus in man and most mammals.

Tibicinate <Xpage=1506>

Ti*bic"i*nate (?) , v. i. [L. tibicinare .] To play on a tibia, or pipe. [R.]

Tibio- <Xpage=1506>

Tib"i*o- (?) . A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with , or relation to , the tibia ; as, tibio tarsus, tibio fibular .

Tibiotarsal <Xpage=1506>

Tib`i*o*tar"sal (?) , a. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to both to the tibia and the tarsus; as, the tibiotarsal articulation . (b) Of or pertaining to the tibiotarsus.

Tibiotarsus <Xpage=1506>

Tib`i*o*tar"sus (?) , n. ; pl. Tibiotarsi (<?/) . (Anat.) The large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the proximal part of the tarsus with the tibia.

Tibrie <Xpage=1506>

Tib"rie (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The pollack. [Prov. Eng.]

Tic <Xpage=1506>

Tic (?) , n. [F.] (Med.) A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles; especially, such a motion of some of the muscles of the face; twitching; velication; -- called also spasmodic tic .

Dunglison.

Tic douloureux (<?/) . [F., fr. tic a knack, a twitching + douloureux painful.] (Med.) Neuralgia in the face; face ague. See under Face .

Tical <Xpage=1506>

Ti*cal" (?) , n. 1. A bean-shaped coin of Siam, worth about sixty cents; also, a weight equal to 236 grains troy.

Malcom.

2. A money of account in China, reckoning at about $1.60; also, a weight of about four ounces avoirdupois.

Tice <Xpage=1506>

Tice (?) , v. t. [Aphetic form of entice .] To entice. [Obs.]

The Coronation.

Tice <Xpage=1506>

Tice , n. (Cricket) A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket.

Ticement <Xpage=1506>

Tice"ment (?) , n. Enticement. [Obs.]

Tichorrhine <Xpage=1506>

Tich"or*rhine (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a wall + <?/, <?/, the nose.] (Paleon.) A fossil rhinoceros with a vertical bony medial septum supporting the nose; the hairy rhinoceros.

Tick <Xpage=1506>

Tick (?) , n. [Abbrev. from ticket .] Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, tick .

Tick <Xpage=1506>

Tick , v. i. 1. To go on trust, or credit.

2. To give tick; to trust.

Tick <Xpage=1506>

Tick , n. [OE. tike , teke ; akin to D. teek , G. zecke . Cf. Tike a tick.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of large parasitic mites which attach themselves to, and suck the blood of, cattle, dogs, and many other animals. When filled with blood they become ovate, much swollen, and usually livid red in color. Some of the species often attach themselves to the human body. The young are active and have at first but six legs. (b) Any one of several species of dipterous insects having a flattened and usually wingless body, as the bird ticks (see under Bird ) and sheep tick (see under Sheep ).

Tick bean , a small bean used for feeding horses and other animals. -- Tick trefoil (Bot.) , a name given to many plants of the leguminous genus Desmodium , which have trifoliate leaves, and joined pods roughened with minute hooked hairs by which the joints adhere to clothing and to the fleece of sheep.

Tick <Xpage=1506>

Tick , n. [LL. techa , teca , L. theca case, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to put. See Thesis .] 1. The cover, or case, of a bed, mattress, etc., which contains the straw, feathers, hair, or other filling.

2. Ticking. See Ticking , n.

Tick <Xpage=1506>

Tick , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Ticked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ticking .] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. D. tikken , LG. ticken .] 1. To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat.

2. To strike gently; to pat.

Stand not ticking and toying at the branches. Latimer.

Tick <Xpage=1506>

Tick , n. 1. A quick, audible beat, as of a clock.

2. Any small mark intended to direct attention to something, or to serve as a check.

Dickens.

3. (Zo\'94l.) The whinchat; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.]

Death tick . (Zo\'94l.) See Deathwatch .

Tick <Xpage=1506>

Tick , v. t. To check off by means of a tick or any small mark; to score.

When I had got all my responsibilities down upon my list, I compared each with the bill and ticked it off. Dickens.

Ticken <Xpage=1506>

Tick"en (?) , n. See Ticking . [R.]

R. Browning.

Ticker <Xpage=1506>

Tick"er (?) , n. [See Tick .] One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc.

<-- 2. The heart. [Colloq.]

3. (a) A stock ticker. (b) A news ticker, similar to a stock ticker, but used for printing news transmitted by wire.

Ticker tape Tape from or designed to be used in a stock ticker, usu. of paper and being narrow but long. -- Stock ticker , an electro-mechanical information receiving device connected by telegraphic wire to a stock exchange, and which prints out the latest transactions or news on stock exchanges, commonly found in the offices of stock brokers. By 1980 largely superseded by electronic stock quotation devices.

ticker tape parade A parade to honor a person, held in New York City, during which people in the tall buildings of Manhattan throw large quantities of paper, confetti, paper ribbons, or the like onto the parading group. The name comes form the ticker tape originally thrown onto the parade when it passed stockbrokers' offices in lower Manhattan, before stock tickers became obsolete. -->

Ticket <Xpage=1506>

Tick"et (?) , n. [F. \'82tiquette a label, ticket, fr. OF. estiquette , or OF. etiquet , estiquet ; both of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. stick . See Stick , n. & v. , and cf. Etiquette , Tick credit.] A small piece of paper, cardboard, or the like, serving as a notice, certificate, or distinguishing token of something. Specifically: --

(a) A little note or notice. [Obs. or Local]

He constantly read his lectures twice a week for above forty years, giving notice of the time to his auditors in a ticket on the school doors. Fuller.

(b) A tradesman's bill or account. [Obs.]