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Thirty (?), n.; pl. Thirties (�). 1. The sum of three tens, or twenty and ten; thirty units or objects.
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2. A symbol expressing thirty, as 30, or XXX.
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Thirty-second (?), a. Being one of thirty-two equal parts into which anything is divided.
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Coloq. Thirty-second note (Mus.), the thirty-second part of a whole note; a demi-semiquaver.
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This (�ĭs), pron. & a.; pl. These (�ēz). [OE. this, thes, AS. ðēs, masc., ðeós, fem., ðis, neut.; akin to OS. these, D. deze, G. dieser, OHG. diser, deser, Icel. þessi; originally from the definite article + a particle -se, -si; cf. Goth. sai behold. See , , and cf. , .] 1. As a demonstrative pronoun, this denotes something that is present or near in place or time, or something just mentioned, or that is just about to be mentioned.
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When they heard this, they were pricked in their heart. Acts ii. 37.
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But know this, that if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched. Matt. xxiv. 43.
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2. As an adjective, this has the same demonstrative force as the pronoun, but is followed by a noun; as, this book; this way to town.
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☞ This may be used as opposed or correlative to that, and sometimes as opposed to other or to a second this. See the Note under , 1.
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This way and that wavering sails they bend. Pope.
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A body of this or that denomination is produced. Boyle.
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Their judgment in this we may not, and in that we need not, follow. Hooker.
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Consider the arguments which the author had to write this, or to design the other, before you arraign him. Dryden.
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Thy crimes . . . soon by this or this will end. Addison.
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☞ This, like a, every, that, etc., may refer to a number, as of years, persons, etc., taken collectively or as a whole.
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This twenty years have I been with thee.. Gen. xxxi. 38.
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I have not wept this years; but now
My mother comes afresh into my eyes. Dryden.
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Thistle (?), n. [OE. thistil, AS. þistel; akin to D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. þistill, Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The name is often also applied to other prickly plants.
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Coloq. Blessed thistle , Carduus benedictus, so named because it was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of venomous creatures. -- Coloq. Bull thistle , Cnicus lanceolatus, the common large thistle of neglected pastures. -- Coloq. Canada thistle , Cnicus arvensis, a native of Europe, but introduced into the United States from Canada. -- Coloq. Cotton thistle , Onopordon Acanthium. -- Coloq. Fuller's thistle , the teasel. -- Coloq. Globe thistle , Coloq. Melon thistle , etc. See under , , etc. -- Coloq. Pine thistle , Atractylis gummifera, a native of the Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the involucre. -- Coloq. Scotch thistle , either the cotton thistle, or the musk thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national emblems of Scotland. -- Coloq. Sow thistle , Sonchus oleraceus. -- Coloq. Spear thistle . Same as . -- Coloq. Star thistle , a species of Centaurea. See . -- Coloq. Torch thistle , a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus Cereus. See . -- Coloq. Yellow thistle , Cincus horridulus.
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Coloq. Thistle bird (Zoöl.), the American goldfinch, or yellow-bird (Spinus tristis); -- so called on account of its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under . -- Coloq. Thistle butterfly (Zoöl.), a handsomely colored American butterfly (Vanessa cardui) whose larva feeds upon thistles; -- called also painted lady. -- Coloq. Thistle cock (Zoöl.), the corn bunting (Emberiza militaria). [Prov. Eng.] -- Coloq. Thistle crown , a gold coin of England of the reign of James I., worth four shillings. -- Coloq. Thistle finch (Zoöl.), the goldfinch; -- so called from its fondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.] -- Coloq. Thistle funnel , a funnel having a bulging body and flaring mouth.
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Thistly (?), a. 1. Overgrown with thistles; as, thistly ground.
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2. Fig.: Resembling a thistle or thistles; sharp; pricking.
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In such a world, so thorny, and where none
Finds happiness unblighted, or, if found,
Without some thistly sorrow at its side. Cowper.
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Thither (?), adv. [OE. thider, AS. ðider; akin to E. that; cf. Icel. þaðra there, Goth. þaþrō thence. See , and .] 1. To that place; -- opposed to hither.
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This city is near; . . . O, let me escape thither. Gen. xix. 20.
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Where I am, thither ye can not come. John vii. 34.
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2. To that point, end, or result; as, the argument tended thither.
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Coloq. Hither and thither , to this place and to that; one way and another.
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Syn. -- There. , . Thither properly denotes motion toward a place; there denotes rest in a place; as, I am going thither, and shall meet you there. But thither has now become obsolete, except in poetry, or a style purposely conformed to the past, and there is now used in both senses; as, I shall go there to-morrow; we shall go there together.
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Thither (?), a. 1. Being on the farther side from the person speaking; farther; -- a correlative of hither; as, on the thither side of the water. W. D. Howells.
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2. Applied to time: On the thither side of, older than; of more years than. See , a. Huxley.
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Thitherto (?), adv. To that point; so far. [Obs.]
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Thitherward (?), adv. To ward that place; in that direction.
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They shall ask the way to Zion, with their faces thitherward. Jer. l. 5.
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Thitsee (?), n. [Written also theesee, and thietsie.] 1. (Bot.) The varnish tree of Burmah (Melanorrhœa usitatissima).
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2. A black varnish obtained from the tree.
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Thlipsis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � pressure, fr. � to press.] (Med.) Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause.
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Tho (�ō), def. art. The. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Tho, pron. pl. Those. [Obs.]
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This knowen tho that be to wives bound. Chaucer.
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Tho, adv. [AS. þā.] Then. [Obs.] Spenser.
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To do obsequies as was tho the guise. Chaucer.
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Tho, conj. Though. [Reformed spelling.]
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Thole (?), n. [Written also thowel, and thowl.] [OE. thol, AS. þol; akin to D. dol, Icel. þollr a fir tree, a young fir, a tree, a thole.] 1. A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing. Longfellow.
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2. The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath.
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Coloq. Thole pin . Same as .
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Thole, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tholed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tholing.] [OE. þolen, þolien, AS. þolian; akin to OS. tholōn, OHG. dolēn, G. geduld patience, dulden to endure, Icel. þola, Sw. tåla, Dan. taale, Goth. þulan, L. tolerate, tulisse, to endure, bear, tollere to lift, bear, Gr. � to bear, Skr. tul to lift. √55. Cf. .] To bear; to endure; to undergo. [Obs. or Scot.] Gower.
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So much woe as I have with you tholed. Chaucer.
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To thole the winter's steely dribble. Burns.
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Thole, v. i. To wait. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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{ Thomæan, Thomean} (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) A member of the ancient church of Christians established on the Malabar coast of India, which some suppose to have been originally founded by the Apostle Thomas.
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{ Thomas phosphate or Thomas slag }. Same as , above.
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Thomas process (?). (Iron Metal.) Same as , above.
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{ Thomism (?), Thomaism (?), } n. (Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of Thomas Aquinas, esp. with respect to predestination and grace.
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Thomist (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Thomas Aquinas. See .
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Thomite (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) A Thomæan.
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Thomsenolite (?), n. [Named after Dr. J. Thomsen of Copenhagen. See .] (Min.) A fluoride of aluminium, calcium, and sodium occurring with the cryolite of Greenland.
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Thomsen's disease (?). [From Thomsen, a physician of Sleswick.] (Med.) An affection apparently congenital, consisting in tonic contraction and stiffness of the voluntary muscles occurring after a period of muscular inaction.
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Thomsonian (?), a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to Thomsonianism. -- n. A believer in Thomsonianism; one who practices Thomsonianism.
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Thomsonianism (?), n. (Med.) An empirical system which assumes that the human body is composed of four elements, earth, air, fire, and water, and that vegetable medicines alone should be used; -- from the founder, Dr. Samuel Thomson, of Massachusetts.
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Thomsonite (?), n. [From R. D. Thomson, of Glasgow.] (Min.) A zeolitic mineral, occurring generally in masses of a radiated structure. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia, lime, and soda. Called also mesole, and comptonite.
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Thomson process. [After Elihu Thomson, American inventor.] A process of electric welding in which heat is developed by a large current passing through the metal.
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Thong (?), n. [OE. thong, þwong, thwang, AS. þwang; akin to Icel. þvengr a thong, latchet. √57. Cf. .] A strap of leather; especially, one used for fastening anything.
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And nails for loosened spears, and thongs for shields, provide. Dryden.
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Coloq. Thong seal (Zoöl.), the bearded seal. See the Note under .
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Thooid (?), a. [Gr. �, �, the jacal + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to a group of carnivores, including the wovels and the dogs.
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Thor (?), n. [Icel. þōrs. Cf. .] (Scand. Myth.) The god of thunder, and son of Odin.
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Thoracentesis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � thorax + � pricking, from � to prick, stab.] (Surg.) The operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out liquids contained in the cavity of the chest.
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Thoracic (?), a. [Cf. F. thoracique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest.
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Coloq. Thoracic duct (Anat.), the great trunk of the lymphatic vessels, situated on the ventral side of the vertebral column in the thorax and abdomen. See Illust. of .
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Thoracic, n. [Cf. F. thoracique.] (Zoöl.) One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectorial fins.
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Thoracica (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A division of cirripeds including those which have six thoracic segments, usually bearing six pairs of cirri. The common barnacles are examples.
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Thoracometer (?), n. (Physiol.) Same as .
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Thoracoplasty (?), n. [Thorax + plasty.] (Med.) A remodeling or reshaping of the thorax; especially, the operation of removing the ribs, so as to obliterate the pleural cavity in cases of empyema.
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Thoracostraca (?), n. pl. [NL. See , and , a.] (Zoöl.) An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield or carapec� ��niting all, or nearly all, of the thoracic somites to the head. It includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and similar species.
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Thoracotomy (?), n. [Gr. �, �, thorax + � to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of opening the pleural cavity by incision.
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Thoral (?), a. [L. torus a couch, bed.] Of or pertaining to a bed. [R.]
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Thorax (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. �.] 1. (Anat.) The part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls of which are supported by the dorsal vertebræ, the ribs, and the sternum, and which the heart and lungs are situated; the chest.
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☞ In mammals the thoracic cavity is completely separated from the abdominal by the diaphragm, but in birds and many reptiles the separation is incomplete, while in other reptiles, and in amphibians and fishes, there is no marked separation and no true thorax.
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2. (Zoöl.) (a) The middle region of the body of an insect, or that region which bears the legs and wings. It is composed of three united somites, each of which is composed of several distinct parts. See Illust. in Appendix. and Illust. of . (b) The second, or middle, region of the body of a crustacean, arachnid, or other articulate animal. In the case of decapod Crustacea, some writers include under the term thorax only the three segments bearing the maxillipeds; others include also the five segments bearing the legs. See Illust. in Appendix.
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3. (Antiq.) A breastplate, cuirass, or corselet; especially, the breastplate worn by the ancient Greeks.
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Thoria (?), n. [NL. See .] (Chem.) A rare white earthy substance, consisting of the oxide of thorium; -- formerly called also thorina.
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Thoric (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to thorium; designating the compounds of thorium.
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Thorite (?), n. [So called by Berzelius from the Scandinavian god Thor. See .] (Min.) A mineral of a brown to black color, or, as in the variety orangite, orange-yellow. It is essentially a silicate of thorium.
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Thorium (?), n. [NL. See .] (Chem.) A metallic element found in certain rare minerals, as thorite, pyrochlore, monazite, etc., and isolated as an infusible gray metallic powder which burns in the air and forms thoria; -- formerly called also thorinum. Symbol Th. Atomic weight 232.0.
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Thorn (?), n. [AS. þorn; akin to OS. & OFries. thorn, D. doorn, G. dorn, Dan. torn, Sw. törne, Icel. þorn, Goth. þaúrnus; cf. Pol. tarn, Russ. tern' the blackthorn, ternie thorns, Skr. tṛṇa grass, blade of grass. √53.] 1. A hard and sharp-pointed projection from a woody stem; usually, a branch so transformed; a spine.
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2. (Bot.) Any shrub or small tree which bears thorns; especially, any species of the genus Cratægus, as the hawthorn, whitethorn, cockspur thorn.
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3. Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care.
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There was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me. 2 Cor. xii. 7.
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The guilt of empire, all its thorns and cares,
Be only mine. Southern.
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4. The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter �, capital form �. It was used to represent both of the sounds of English th, as in thin, then. So called because it was the initial letter of thorn, a spine.
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Coloq. Thorn apple (Bot.), Jamestown weed. -- Coloq. Thorn broom (Bot.), a shrub that produces thorns. -- Coloq. Thorn hedge , a hedge of thorn-bearing trees or bushes. -- Coloq. Thorn devil . (Zoöl.) See , 2. -- Coloq. Thorn hopper (Zoöl.), a tree hopper (Thelia cratægi) which lives on the thorn bush, apple tree, and allied trees.
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Thorn, v. t. To prick, as with a thorn. [Poetic]
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I am the only rose of all the stock
That never thorn'd him. Tennyson.
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Thornback (?), n. 1. (Zoöl.) A European skate (Raia clavata) having thornlike spines on its back.
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2. (Zoöl.) The large European spider crab or king crab (Maia squinado).
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Thornbill (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small, brilliantly colored American birds of the genus Rhamphomicron. They have a long, slender, sharp bill, and feed upon honey, insects, and the juice of the sugar cane.
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