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Theurgy (thēŭrj�), n. [L. theurgia, Gr. qeoyrgia, fr. qeoyrgos doing the works of God; qeos God + 'ergon work: cf. F. théurgie. See , and .] 1. A divine work; a miracle; hence, magic; sorcery.
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2. A kind of magical science or art developed in Alexandria among the Neoplatonists, and supposed to enable man to influence the will of the gods by means of purification and other sacramental rites. Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
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3. In later or modern magic, that species of magic in which effects are claimed to be produced by supernatural agency, in distinction from natural magic.
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Thew (thū), n. [Chiefly used in the plural (thūz).] [OE. thew, þeau, manner, habit, strength, AS. þeáw manner, habit (cf. þȳwan to drive); akin to OS. thau custom, habit, OHG. dou. √56.] 1. Manner; custom; habit; form of behavior; qualities of mind; disposition; specifically, good qualities; virtues. [Obs.]
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For her great light
Of sapience, and for her thews clear. Chaucer.
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Evil speeches destroy good thews. Wyclif (1 Cor. xv. 33).
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To be upbrought in gentle thews and martial might. Spenser.
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2. Muscle or strength; nerve; brawn; sinew. Shak.
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And I myself, who sat apart
And watched them, waxed in every limb;
I felt the thews of Anakim,
The pules of a Titan's heart. Tennyson.
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Thewed (thūd), a. 1. Furnished with thews or muscles; as, a well-thewed limb.
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2. Accustomed; mannered. [Obs.] John Skelton.
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Yet would not seem so rude and thewed ill. Spenser.
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Thewy (?), a. Having strong or large thews or muscles; muscular; sinewy; strong.
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They (�ā), pron. pl.; poss. ; obj. . [Icel. þeir they, properly nom. pl. masc. of sā, sū, þat, a demonstrative pronoun, akin to the English definite article, AS. sē, seó, ðæt, nom. pl. ðā. See .] The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent expressed.
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Jolif and glad they went unto here [their] rest
And casten hem [them] full early for to sail. Chaucer.
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They of Italy salute you. Heb. xiii. 24.
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Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness. Matt. v. 6.
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☞ They is used indefinitely, as our ancestors used man, and as the French use on; as, they say (French on dit), that is, it is said by persons not specified.
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Thialdine (?), n. [Thio- + aldehyde + -ine.] (Chem.) A weak nitrogenous sulphur base, C6H13NS2.
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Thialol (?), n. [Thio- + alcohol + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A colorless oily liquid, (C2H5)2S2, having a strong garlic odor; -- called also ethyl disulphide. By extension, any one of the series of related compounds.
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Thibetan (?), a. Of or pertaining to Thibet. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Thibet.
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Thibet cloth (?). (a) A fabric made of coarse goat's hair; a kind of camlet. (b) A kind of fine woolen cloth, used for dresses, cloaks, etc.
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Thibetian (?), a. & n. Same as .
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Thible (?), n. A slice; a skimmer; a spatula; a pudding stick. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Ainsworth.
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Thick (thĭk), a. [Compar. Thicker (-ẽr); superl. Thickest.] [OE. thicke, AS. þicce; akin to D. dik, OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G. dick thick, Icel. þykkr, þjökkr, and probably to Gael. & Ir. tiugh. Cf. .] 1. Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick.
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Were it as thick as is a branched oak. Chaucer.
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My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins. 1 Kings xii. 10.
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2. Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck.
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3. Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness.
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Make the gruel thick and slab. Shak.
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4. Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain. “In a thick, misty day.” Sir W. Scott.
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5. Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring.
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The people were gathered thick together. Luke xi. 29.
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Black was the forest; thick with beech it stood. Dryden.
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6. Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.
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7. Deep; profound; as, thick sleep. [R.] Shak.
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8. Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing. Shak.
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His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible. Shak.
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9. Intimate; very friendly; familiar. [Colloq.]
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We have been thick ever since. T. Hughes.
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☞ Thick is often used in the formation of compounds, most of which are self-explaining; as, thick-barred, thick-bodied, thick-coming, thick-cut, thick-flying, thick-growing, thick-leaved, thick-lipped, thick-necked, thick-planted, thick-ribbed, thick-shelled, thick-woven, and the like.
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Coloq. Thick register . (Phon.) See the Note under , n., 7. -- Coloq. Thick stuff (Naut.), all plank that is more than four inches thick and less than twelve. J. Knowles.
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Syn. -- Dense; close; compact; solid; gross; coarse.
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Thick, n. 1. The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.
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In the thick of the dust and smoke. Knolles.
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2. A thicket; as, gloomy thicks. [Obs.] Drayton.
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Through the thick they heard one rudely rush. Spenser.
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He through a little window cast his sight
Through thick of bars, that gave a scanty light. Dryden.
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Coloq. Thick-and-thin block (Naut.), a fiddle block. See under . -- Coloq. Through thick and thin , through all obstacles and difficulties, both great and small.
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Through thick and thin she followed him. Hudibras.
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He became the panegyrist, through thick and thin, of a military frenzy. Coleridge.
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Thick (thĭk), adv. [AS. þicce.] 1. Frequently; fast; quick.
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2. Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.
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3. To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure.
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Coloq. Thick and threefold , in quick succession, or in great numbers. [Obs.] L'Estrange.
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Thick, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. þiccian.] To thicken. [R.]
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The nightmare Life-in-death was she,
Who thicks man's blood with cold. Coleridge.
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Thickbill (?), n. The bullfinch. [Prov. Eng.]
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Thicken (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thickened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thickening.] To make thick (in any sense of the word). Specifically: --
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(a) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.
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(b) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men.
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(c) To strengthen; to confirm. [Obs.]
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And this may to thicken other proofs. Shak.
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(d) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.
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Thicken, v. i. To become thick. “Thy luster thickens when he shines by.” Shak.
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The press of people thickens to the court. Dryden.
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The combat thickens, like the storm that flies. Dryden.
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Thickening, n. Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker.
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Thicket (?), n. [AS. þiccet. See , a.] A wood or a collection of trees, shrubs, etc., closely set; as, a ram caught in a thicket. Gen. xxii. 13.
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Thickhead (?), n. 1. A thick-headed or stupid person. [Colloq.]
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2. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of Australian singing birds of the genus Pachycephala. The males of some of the species are bright-colored. Some of the species are popularly called thrushes.
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Thick-headed, a. Having a thick skull; stupid.
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Thickish, a. Somewhat thick.
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Thick-knee (?), n. (Zoöl.) A stone curlew. See under .
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Thickly, adv. In a thick manner; deeply; closely.
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Thickness, n. [AS. �icnes.] The quality or state of being thick (in any of the senses of the adjective).
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Thickset (?), a. 1. Close planted; as, a thickset wood; a thickset hedge. Dryden.
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2. Having a short, thick body; stout.
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Thickset, n. 1. A close or thick hedge.
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2. A stout, twilled cotton cloth; a fustian corduroy, or velveteen. McElrath.
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Thickskin (?), n. A coarse, gross person; a person void of sensibility or sinsitiveness; a dullard.
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Thick-skinned (?), a. Having a thick skin; hence, not sensitive; dull; obtuse. Holland.
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Thickskull (?), n. A dullard, or dull person; a blockhead; a numskull. Entick.
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Thick-skulled (?), a. Having a thick skull; hence, dull; heavy; stupid; slow to learn.
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Thick wind (?). (Far.) A defect of respiration in a horse, that is unassociated with noise in breathing or with the signs of emphysema.
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Thick-winded, a. (Far.) Affected with thick wind.
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Thider (?), adv. Thither. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Thiderward (?), adv. Thitherward. [Obs.]
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Thief (thēf), n.; pl. Thieves (thēvz). [OE. thef, theef, AS. þeóf; akin to OFries. thiaf, OS. theof, thiof, D. dief, G. dieb, OHG. diob, Icel. þjōfr, Sw. tjuf, Dan. tyv, Goth. þiufs, þiubs, and perhaps to Lith. tupeti to squat or crouch down. Cf. .] 1. One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See .
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There came a privy thief, men clepeth death. Chaucer.
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Where thieves break through and steal. Matt. vi. 19.
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2. A waster in the snuff of a candle. Bp. Hall.
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Coloq. Thief catcher . Same as . -- Coloq. Thief leader , one who leads or takes away a thief. L'Estrange. -- Coloq. Thief taker , one whose business is to find and capture thieves and bring them to justice. -- Coloq. Thief tube , a tube for withdrawing a sample of a liquid from a cask. -- Coloq. Thieves' vinegar , a kind of aromatic vinegar for the sick room, taking its name from the story that thieves, by using it, were enabled to plunder, with impunity to health, in the great plague at London. [Eng.]
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Syn. -- Robber; pilferer. -- , . A thief takes our property by stealth; a robber attacks us openly, and strips us by main force.
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Take heed, have open eye, for thieves do foot by night. Shak.
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Some roving robber calling to his fellows. Milton.
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Thiefly, a. & adv. Like a thief; thievish; thievishly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Thiënone (?), n. [Thiënyl + ketone.] (Chem.) A ketone derivative of thiophene obtained as a white crystalline substance, (C4H3S)2.CO, by the action of aluminum chloride and carbonyl chloride on thiophene.
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Thiënyl (?), n. [Thiophene + -yl.] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical C4H3S., regarded as the essential residue of thiophene and certain of its derivatives.
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Thieve (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Thieved (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thieving.] [AS. geþeófian.] To practice theft; to steal.
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Thievery (?), n. 1. The practice of stealing; theft; thievishness.
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Among the Spartans, thievery was a practice morally good and honest. South.
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2. That which is stolen. [Obs.] Shak.
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Thievish, a. 1. Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy, a thievish magpie.
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2. Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.
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Time's thievish progress to eternity. Shak.
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3. Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by stealing; dishonest; as, a thievish practice.
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Or with a base and biosterous sword enforce
A thievish living on the common road. Shak.
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-- Thievishly, adv. -- Thievishness, n.
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Thigh (thī), n. [OE. thi, þih, þeh, AS. þeóh; akin to OFries. thiach, D. dij, dije, OHG. dioh, thioh, Icel. þjō thigh, rump, and probably to Lith. taukas fat of animals, tukti to become fat, Russ. tuke fat of animals. √56.] 1. (Anat.) The proximal segment of the hind limb between the knee and the trunk. See .
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2. (Zoöl.) The coxa, or femur, of an insect.
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Coloq. Thigh bone (Anat.), the femur.
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Thigmotactic (?), a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to thigmotaxis.
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Thigmotaxis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � touch + � an arranging.] (Physiol.) The property possessed by living protoplasm of contracting, and thus moving, when touched by a solid or fluid substance.

☞ When the movement is away from the touching body, it is negative thigmotaxis; when towards it, positive thigmotaxis.
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Thilk (?), pron. [Cf. same.] That same; this; that. [Obs.] “I love thilk lass.” Spenser.
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Thou spake right now of thilke traitor death. Chaucer.
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Thill (?), n. [OE. thille, AS. �ille a board, plank, beam, thill; akin to �el a plank, D. deel a plank, floor, G. diele, OHG. dili, dilla, Icel. �ilja a plank, planking, a thwart, �ili a wainscot, plank; cf. Skr. tala a level surface. √236. Cf. a thill, a plank.] 1. One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.
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2. (Mining) The floor of a coal mine. Raymond.
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Coloq. Thill coupling , a device for connecting the thill of a vehicle to the axle.
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Thiller (?), n. The horse which goes between the thills, or shafts, and supports them; also, the last horse in a team; -- called also thill horse.
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Thimble (?), n. [OE. thimbil, AS. ��mel, fr. ��ma a thumb. √56. See .] 1. A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger when pushing the needle through the material. It is usually made of metal, and has upon the outer surface numerous small pits to catch the head of the needle.
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2. (Mech.) Any thimble-shaped appendage or fixure. Specifically: -- (a) A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin passes. (b) A fixed or movable ring, tube, or lining placed in a hole. (c) A tubular cone for expanding a flue; -- called ferrule in England.
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3. (Naut.) A ring of thin metal formed with a grooved circumference so as to fit within an eye-spice, or the like, and protect it from chafing.
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Thimbleberry (?), n. (Bot.) A kind of black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis), common in America.
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Thimbleeye (?), n. (Zoöl.) The chub mackerel. See under .
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Thimbleful (?), n.; pl. Thimblefuls (�). As much as a thimble will hold; a very small quantity.
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For a thimbleful of golf, a thimbleful of love. Dryden.
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Thimblerig (?), n. A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea.
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Thimblerig, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thimblerigged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thimblerigging.] To swindle by means of small cups or thimbles, and a pea or small ball placed under one of them and quickly shifted to another, the victim laying a wager that he knows under which cup it is; hence, to cheat by any trick.
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Thimblerigger (?), n. One who cheats by thimblerigging, or tricks of legerdemain.
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Thimbleweed (?), n. (Bot.) Any plant of the composite genus Rudbeckia, coarse herbs somewhat resembling the sunflower; -- so called from their conical receptacles.
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Thin (?), a. [Compar. Thiner (?); superl. Thinest.] [OE. thinne, thenne, thunne, AS. þynne; akin to D. dun, G. dünn, OHG. dunni, Icel. þunnr, Sw. tunn, Dan. tynd, Gael. & Ir. tana, W. teneu, L. tenuis, Gr. � (in comp.) stretched out, � stretched, stretched out, long, Skr. tanu thin, slender; also to AS. �enian to extend, G. dehnen, Icel. �enja, Goth. �anjan (in comp.), L. tendere to stretch, tenere to hold, Gr. � to stretch, Skr. tan. √51 & 237. Cf. , , , , to move, , , .] 1. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.
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2. Rare; not dense or thick; -- applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air. Shak.
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In the day, when the air is more thin. Bacon.
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Satan, bowing low
His gray dissimulation, disappeared,
Into thin air diffused. Milton.
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3. Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
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Ferrara is very large, but extremely thin of people. Addison.
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4. Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.
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Seven thin ears . . . blasted with the east wind. Gen. xli. 6.
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5. Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease.
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6. Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
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Thin, hollow sounds, and lamentable screams. Dryden.
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7. Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise.
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My tale is done, for my wit is but thin. Chaucer.
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☞ Thin is used in the formation of compounds which are mostly self-explaining; as, thin-faced, thin-lipped, thin-peopled, thin-shelled, and the like.
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Coloq. Thin section . See under .
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Thin, adv. Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin.
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Spain is thin sown of people. Bacon.
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Thin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thinned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thinning.] [Cf. AS. geþynnian.] To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).
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Thin, v. i. To grow or become thin; -- used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear.
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Thine (�īn), pron. & a. [OE. thin, AS. ðīn, originally gen. of ðu, ðū, thou; akin to G. dein thine, Icel. þinn, possessive pron., þīn, gen. of þū thou, Goth. þeins, possessive pron., þeina, gen. of þu thou. See , and cf. .] A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers.
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☞ In the old style, thine was commonly shortened to thi (thy) when used attributively before words beginning with a consonant; now, thy is used also before vowels. Thine is often used absolutely, the thing possessed being understood.
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