Chapter CDLIX: Prologue (110)

Syn. -- Throng, Multitude, Crowd. Any great number of persons form a multitude; a throng is a large number of persons who are gathered or are moving together in a collective body; a crowd is composed of a large or small number of persons who press together so as to bring their bodies into immediate or inconvenient contact. A dispersed multitude; the throngs in the streets of a city; the crowd at a fair or a street fight. But these distinctions are not carefully observed. So, with this bold opposer rushes on This many-headed monster, multitude. Daniel. Not to know me argues yourselves unknown, The lowest of your throng. Milton. I come from empty noise, and tasteless pomp, From crowds that hide a monarch from himself. Johnson.

THRONG Throng, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Thronged; p. pr. & vb. n. Thronging.]

Defn: To crowd together; to press together into a close body, as a multitude of persons; to gather or move in multitudes. I have seen the dumb men throng to see him. Shak.

THRONG Throng, v. t.

1. To crowd, or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a crowd of living beings. Much people followed him, and thronged him. Mark v. 24.

2. To crowd into; to fill closely by crowding or pressing into, as a hall or a street. Shak.

THRONG Throng, a.

Defn: Thronged; crowded; also, much occupied; busy. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Bp. Sanderson. To the intent the sick . . . should not lie too throng. Robynson (More's Utopia).

THRONGLY Throng"ly, adv.

Defn: In throngs or crowds. [Obs.]

THROP Throp, n.

Defn: A thorp. [Obs.] Chaucer.

THROPPLE Throp"ple, n. Etym: [Cf. Thrapple, and see Throttle.]

Defn: The windpipe. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

THROPPLE Throp"ple, v. t.

Defn: To throttle. [Prov. Eng.]

THROSTLE Thros"tle, n. Etym: [OE. throsel, AS. , ; akin to MHG. trostel, G. drossel, Icel. , Sw. trast, Lith. strazdas, L. turdus. *238. Cf. Thrush the bird.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The song thrush. See under Song.

2. A machine for spinning wool, cotton, etc., from the rove, consisting of a set of drawing rollers with bobbins and flyers, and differing from the mule in having the twisting apparatus stationary and the processes continuous; -- so called because it makes a singing noise. Throstle cock, the missel thrush. [Prov. Eng.]

THROSTLING Thros"tling, n. Etym: [Cf. Throttle.]

Defn: A disease of bovine cattle, consisting of a swelling under the throat, which, unless checked, causes strangulation.

THROTTLE Throt"tle, n. Etym: [Dim. of throat. See Throat.]

1. The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand. Sir W. Scott.

2. (Steam Engine)

Defn: The throttle valve. Throttle lever (Steam Engine), the hand lever by which a throttle valve is moved, especially in a locomotive. -- Throttle valve (Steam Engine), a valve moved by hand or by a governor for regulating the supply of steam to the steam chest. In one form it consists of a disk turning on a transverse axis.

THROTTLE Throt"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Throttled; p. pr. & vb. n. Throttling.]

1. To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle. Grant him this, and the Parliament hath no more freedom than if it sat in his noose, which, when he pleases to draw together with one twitch of his negative, shall throttle a whole nation, to the wish of Caligula, in one neck. Milton.

2. To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated. [R.] Throttle their practiced accent in their fears. Shak.

3. To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine.

THROTTLE Throt"tle, v. i.

1. To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.

2. To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.

THROTTLER Throt"tler, n.

1. One who, or that which, throttles, or chokes.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: See Flasher, 3 (b). [Prov. Eng.]

THROUGH Through, prep. Etym: [OE. thurgh, , , , AS. ; akin to OS. thurh, thuru, OFries. thruch, D. door, OHG. durh, duruh, G. durch, Goth. ; cf. Ir. tri, tre, W. trwy. *53. Cf. Nostril, Thorough, Thrill.]

1. From end to end of, or from side to side of; from one surface or limit of, to the opposite; into and out of at the opposite, or at another, point; as, to bore through a piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes through the side of a ship.

2. Between the sides or walls of; within; as, to pass through a door; to go through an avenue. Through the gate of ivory he dismissed His valiant offspring. Dryden.

3. By means of; by the agency of. Through these hands this science has passed with great applause. Sir W. Temple. Material things are presented only through their senses. Cheyne.

4. Over the whole surface or extent of; as, to ride through the country; to look through an account.

5. Among or in the midst of; -- used to denote passage; as, a fish swims through the water; the light glimmers through a thicket.

6. From the beginning to the end of; to the end or conclusion of; as, through life; through the year.

THROUGH Through, adv.

1. From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing through.

2. From beginning to end; as, to read a letter through.

3. To the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate purpose; as, to carry a project through.

Note: Through was formerly used to form compound adjectives where we now use thorough; as, through-bred; through-lighted; through-placed, etc. To drop through, to fall through; to come to naught; to fail. -- To fall through. See under Fall, v. i.

THROUGH Through, a.

Defn: Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a through bridge. Through bolt, a bolt which passes through all the thickness or layers of that which it fastens, or in which it is fixed. -- Through bridge, a bridge in which the floor is supported by the lower chords of the tissues instead of the upper, so that travel is between the trusses and not over them. Cf. Deck bridge, under Deck. -- Through cold, a deep-seated cold. [Obs.] Holland. -- Through stone, a flat gravestone. [Scot.] [Written also through stane.] Sir W. Scott. -- Through ticket, a ticket for the whole journey. -- Through train, a train which goes the whole length of a railway, or of a long route.

THROUGHLY Through"ly, adv.

Defn: Thoroughly. [Obs.] Bacon. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity. Ps. li. 2. To dare in fields is valor; but how few Dare to be throughly valiant to be true Dryden.

THROUGHOUT Through*out", prep.

Defn: Quite through; from one extremity to the other of; also, every part of; as, to search throughout the house. Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year. Milton.

THROUGHOUT Through*out", adv.

Defn: In every part; as, the cloth was of a piece throughout.

THROVE Throve,

Defn: imp. of Thrive.

THROW Throw, n. Etym: [See Throe.]

Defn: Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe. [Obs.] Spenser. Dryden.

THROW Throw, n. Etym: [AS. , .]

Defn: Time; while; space of time; moment; trice. [Obs.] Shak. I will with Thomas speak a little throw. Chaucer.

THROW Throw, v. t. [imp. Threw; p. p. Thrown; p. pr. & vb. n. Throwing.] Etym: [OE. , , to throw, to twist, AS. to twist, to whirl; akin to D. draaijen, G. drehen, OHG. drajan, L. terebra an auger, gimlet, Gr. Thread, Trite, Turn, v. t.]

1. To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; -- distinguished from to toss, or to bowl.

2. To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames.

3. To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors may be thrown upon a rock.

4. (Mil.)

Defn: To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river.

5. To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a man throws his antagonist.

6. To cast, as dice; to venture at dice. Set less than thou throwest. Shak.

7. To put on hastily; to spread carelessly. O'er his fair limbs a flowery vest he threw. Pope.

8. To divest or strip one's self of; to put off. There the snake throws her enameled skin. Shak.

9. (Pottery)

Defn: To form or shape roughly on a throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels.

10. To give forcible utterance to; to cast; to vent. I have thrown A brave defiance in King Henry's teeth. Shak.

11. To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear; -- said especially of rabbits.

12. To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; -- sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver. Tomlinson. To throw away. (a) To lose by neglect or folly; to spend in vain; to bestow without a compensation; as, to throw away time; to throw away money. (b) To reject; as, to throw away a good book, or a good offer. -- To throw back. (a) To retort; to cast back, as a reply. (b) To reject; to refuse. (c) To reflect, as light. -- To throw by, to lay aside; to discard; to neglect as useless; as, to throw by a garment. -- To throw down, to subvert; to overthrow; to destroy; as, to throw down a fence or wall. -- To throw in. (a) To inject, as a fluid. (b) To put in; to deposit with others; to contribute; as, to throw in a few dollars to help make up a fund; to throw in an occasional comment. (c) To add without enumeration or valuation, as something extra to clinch a bargain. -- To throw off. (a) To expel; to free one's self from; as, to throw off a disease. (b) To reject; to discard; to abandon; as, to throw off all sense of shame; to throw off a dependent. (c) To make a start in a hunt or race. [Eng.](e) To disconcert or confuse. Same as to throw out (f). -- To throw on, to cast on; to load. -- To throw one's self down, to lie down neglectively or suddenly. -- To throw one's self on or upon. (a) To fall upon. (b) To resign one's self to the favor, clemency, or sustain power of (another); to repose upon. -- To throw out. (a) To cast out; to reject or discard; to expel. "The other two, whom they had thrown out, they were content should enjoy their exile." Swift. "The bill was thrown out." Swift. (b) To utter; to give utterance to; to speak; as, to throw out insinuation or observation. "She throws out thrilling shrieks." Spenser. (c) To distance; to leave behind. Addison. (d) To cause to project; as, to throw out a pier or an abutment. (e) To give forth; to emit; as, an electric lamp throws out a brilliant light. (f) To put out; to confuse; as, a sudden question often throws out an orator. -- To throw over, to abandon the cause of; to desert; to discard; as, to throw over a friend in difficulties. -- To throw up. (a) To resign; to give up; to demit; as, to throw up a commission. "Experienced gamesters throw up their cards when they know that the game is in the enemy's hand." Addison. (b) To reject from the stomach; to vomit. (c) To construct hastily; as, to throw up a breastwork of earth.

THROW Throw, v. i.

Defn: To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice. To throw about, to cast about; to try expedients. [R.]

THROW Throw, n.

1. The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a cast. He heaved a stone, and, rising to the throw, He sent it in a whirlwind at the foe. Addison.

2. A stroke; a blow. [Obs.] Nor shield defend the thunder of his throws. Spenser.

3. The distance which a missile is, or may be, thrown; as, a stone's throw.

4. A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall when cast; as, a good throw.

5. An effort; a violent sally. [Obs.] Your youth admires The throws and swellings of a Roman soul. Addison.

6. (Mach.)

Defn: The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of the piston.

7. (Pottery)

Defn: A potter's wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2 (a).

8. A turner's lathe; a throwe. [Prov. Eng.]

9. (Mining)

Defn: The amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault; -- according to the direction it is designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow.

THROW-CROOK Throw"-crook`, n. (Agric.)

Defn: An instrument used for twisting ropes out of straw.

THROWE Throwe, n.

Defn: A turning lathe. [Prov. Eng.]

THROWER Throw"er, n.

Defn: One who throws. Specifically: (a) One who throws or twists silk; a throwster. (b) One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.

THROWING Throw"ing,

Defn: a. & n. from Throw, v. Throwing engine, Throwing mill, Throwing table, or Throwing wheel (Pottery), a machine on which earthenware is first rudely shaped by the hand of the potter from a mass of clay revolving rapidly on a disk or table carried by a vertical spindle; a potter's wheel.

THROWING STICK Throw"ing stick`. (Anthropol.)

Defn: An instrument used by various savage races for throwing a spear; -- called also throw stick and spear thrower. One end of the stick receives the butt of the spear, as upon a hook or thong, and the other end is grasped with the hand, which also holds the spear, toward the middle, above it with the finger and thumb, the effect being to bring the place of support nearer the center of the spear, and practically lengthen the arm in the act of throwing.

THROWN Thrown,

Defn: a. & p. p. from Throw, v. Thrown silk, silk thread consisting of two or more singles twisted together like a rope, in a direction contrary to that in which the singles of which it is composed are twisted. M'Culloch. -- Thrown singles, silk thread or cord made by three processes of twisting, first into singles, two or more of which are twisted together making dumb singles, and several of these twisted together to make thrown singles.

THROW-OFF Throw"-off`, n.

Defn: A start in a hunt or a race. [Eng.]

THROWSTER Throw"ster, n. Etym: [Throw + -ster.]

Defn: One who throws or twists silk; a thrower.

THRU Thru, prep., adv. & a.

Defn: Through. [Ref. spelling.]

THRUM Thrum, n. Etym: [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD. drom, D. dreum, G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end, Icel. edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit, term. Cf. Term.] [Written also thrumb.]

1. One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these.

2. Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.

3. (Bot.)

Defn: A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.

4. (Mining)

Defn: A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.

5. (Naut.)

Defn: A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn. Thrum cap, a knitted cap. Halliwell. -- Thrum hat, a hat made of coarse woolen cloth. Minsheu.

THRUM Thrum, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrummed; p. pr. & vb. n. Thrumming.]

1. To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe. Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw Quarles.

2. (Naut.)

Defn: To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface. Totten.

THRUM Thrum, v. i. Etym: [CF. Icel. to rattle, to thunder, and E. drum.]

1. To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum.

2. Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table.

THRUM Thrum, v. t.

1. To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner.

2. Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table.

THRUM-EYED Thrum"-eyed`, a. (Bot.)

Defn: Having the anthers raised above the stigma, and visible at the throat of the corolla, as in long-stamened primroses; -- the reverse of pin-eyed.

THRUMMY Thrum"my, a.

Defn: Like thrums; made of, furnished with, or characterized by, thrums. Dampier. On her head thrummy cap she had. Chalkhill.

THRUMWORT Thrum"wort`, n. (Bot.)

Defn: A kind of amaranth (Amarantus caudatus). Dr. Prior.

THRUOUT Thru*out".

Defn: Throughout. [Ref. spelling.]

THRUSH Thrush, n. Etym: [OE. þrusche, AS. þrysce; akin to OHG. drosca, droscea, droscela, and E. throstle. Cf. Throstle.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to Turdus and allied genera. They are noted for the sweetness of their songs.

Note: Among the best-known European species are the song thrush or throstle (Turdus musicus), the missel thrush (see under Missel), the European redwing, and the blackbird. The most important American species are the wood thrush (Turdus mustelinus), Wilson's thrush (T. fuscescens), the hermit thrush (see under Hermit), Swainson's thrush (T. Aliciæ), and the migratory thrush, or American robin (see Robin).

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any one of numerous species of singing birds more or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or habits; as the thunderbird and the American brown thrush (or thrasher). See Brown thrush. Ant thrush. See Ant thrush, Breve, and Pitta. -- Babbling thrush, any one of numerous species of Asiatic timaline birds; -- called also babbler. -- Fruit thrush, any species of bulbul. -- Shrike thrush. See under Shrike. -- Stone thrush, the missel thrush; -- said to be so called from its marbled breast. -- Thrush nightingale. See Nightingale, 2. -- Thrush tit, any one of several species of Asiatic singing birds of the genus Cochoa. They are beautifully colored birds allied to the tits, but resembling thrushes in size and habits. -- Water thrush. (a) The European dipper. (b) An American warbler (Seiurus Noveboracensis).

THRUSH Thrush, n. Etym: [Akin to Dan. tröske, Sw. trosk; cf. Dan. tör dry, Sw. torr, Icel. , AS. , OE. thrust thrist, E. thrist.]

1. (Med.)

Defn: An affection of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in newly born children, characterized by minute ulcers called aphthæ. See Aphthæ.

2. (Far.)

Defn: An inflammatory and suppurative affection of the feet in certain animals. In the horse it is in the frog.

THRUSHEL Thrush"el, n.

Defn: The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]

THRUSHER Thrush"er, n.

Defn: The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]

THRUST Thrust, n. & v.

Defn: Thrist. [Obs.] Spenser.

THRUST Thrust, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrust; p. pr. & vb. n. Thrusting.] Etym: [OE. , , , Icel. to thrust, press, force, compel; perhaps akin to E. threat.]

1. To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to shove; as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or with an instrument. Into a dungeon thrust, to work with slaves. Milton.

2. To stab; to pierce; -- usually with through. To thrust away or from, to push away; to reject. -- To thrust in, to push or drive in. -- To thrust off, to push away. -- To thrust on, to impel; to urge. -- To thrust one's self in or into, to obtrude upon, to intrude, as into a room; to enter (a place) where one is not invited or not welcome. -- To thrust out, to drive out or away; to expel. -- To thrust through, to pierce; to stab. "I am eight times thrust through the doublet." Shak. -- To thrust together, to compress.

THRUST Thrust, v. i.

1. To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist.

2. To enter by pushing; to squeeze in. And thrust between my father and the god. Dryden.

3. To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to intrude. "Young, old, thrust there in mighty concourse." Chapman. To thrust to, to rush upon. [Obs.] As doth an eager hound Thrust to an hind within some covert glade. Spenser.

THRUST Thrust, n.

1. A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot, or with any instrument; a stab; -- a word much used as a term of fencing. [Polites] Pyrrhus with his lance pursues, And often reaches, and his thrusts renews. Dryden.

2. An attack; an assault. One thrust at your pure, pretended mechanism. Dr. H. More.

3. (Mech.)

Defn: The force or pressure of one part of a construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall which support them.

4. (Mining)

Defn: The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under its superincumbent weight. Thrust bearing (Screw Steamers), a bearing arranged to receive the thrust or endwise pressure of the screw shaft. -- Thrust plane (Geol.), the surface along which dislocation has taken place in the case of a reversed fault.

Syn. -- Push; shove; assault; attack. Thrust, Push, Shove. Push and shove usually imply the application of force by a body already in contact with the body to be impelled. Thrust, often, but not always, implies the impulse or application of force by a body which is in motion before it reaches the body to be impelled.

THRUSTER Thrust"er, n.

Defn: One who thrusts or stabs.

THRUSTING Thrust"ing, n.

1. The act of pushing with force.

2. (Dairies) (a) The act of squeezing curd with the hand, to expel the whey. (b) pl.

Defn: The white whey, or that which is last pressed out of the curd by the hand, and of which butter is sometimes made. [Written also thrutchthings.] [Prov. Eng.] Thrusting screw, the screw of a screw press, as for pressing curd in making cheese. [R.]

THRUSTLE Thrus"tle, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The throstle, or song thrust. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] When he heard the thrustel sing. Chaucer.

THRYES Thryes, a.

Defn: Thrice. [Obs.] Chaucer.

THRYFALLOW Thry"fal`low, v. t. Etym: [Perhaps fr. thrice + fallow. Cf. Trifallow.]

Defn: To plow for the third time in summer; to trifallow. [R.] [Written also thrifallow.] Tusser.

THUD Thud, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. a whirlwind, violent wind, or E. thump.]

Defn: A dull sound without resonance, like that produced by striking with, or striking against, some comparatively soft substance; also, the stroke or blow producing such sound; as, the thrud of a cannon ball striking the earth. At every new thud of the blast, a sob arose. Jeffrey. At intervals there came some tremendous thud on the side of the steamer. C. Mackay.

THUG Thug, n. Etym: [Hind. thag a deceiver, robber.]

Defn: One of an association of robbers and murderers in India who practiced murder by stealthy approaches, and from religious motives. They have been nearly exterminated by the British government.

THUGGEE Thug*gee", n. Etym: [Hind. .]

Defn: The practice of secret or stealthy murder by Thugs. "One of the suppressors of Thuggee." J. D. Hooker.

THUGGERY; THUGGISM Thug"ger*y, Thug"gism, n.

Defn: Thuggee.

THUJA Thu"ja, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Bot.)

Defn: A genus of evergreen trees, thickly branched, remarkable for the distichous arrangement of their branches, and having scalelike, closely imbricated, or compressed leaves. [Written also thuya.] See Thyine wood.

Note: Thuja occidentalis is the Arbor vitæ of the Eastern and Northern United States. T. gigantea of North-waetern America is a very large tree, there called red cedar, and canoe cedar, and furnishes a useful timber.

THULE Thu"le, n. Etym: [L. Thule, Thyle, Gr.

Defn: The name given by ancient geographers to the northernmost part of the habitable world. According to some, this land was Norway, according to others, Iceland, or more probably Mainland, the largest of the Shetland islands; hence, the Latin phrase ultima Thule, farthest Thule.

THULIA Thu"li*a, n. Etym: [NL.] (Chem.)

Defn: Oxide of thulium.

THULIUM Thu"li*um, n. Etym: [NL. See Thule.] (Chem.)

Defn: A rare metallic element of uncertain properties and identity, said to have been found in the mineral gadolinite.

THUMB Thumb, n. Etym: [OE. thombe, thoumbe, , AS. ; akin to OFries. th, D. duim, G. daumen, OHG. d, Icel. , Dan. tommelfinger, Sw. tunne, and perhaps to L. tumere to swell. *56. Cf. Thimble, Tumid.]

Defn: The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the pollex. See Pollex. Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. Chaucer. Thumb band, a twist of anything as thick as the thumb. Mortimer. -- Thumb blue, indigo in the form of small balls or lumps, used by washerwomen to blue linen, and the like. -- Thumb latch, a door latch having a lever formed to be pressed by the thumb. -- Thumb mark. (a) The mark left by the impression of a thumb, as on the leaves of a book. Longfellow. (b) The dark spot over each foot in finely bred black and tan terriers. -- Thumb nut, a nut for a screw, having wings to grasp between the thumb and fingers in turning it; also, a nut with a knurled rim for the same perpose. -- Thumb ring, a ring worn on the thumb. Shak. -- Thumb stall. (a) A kind of thimble or ferrule of iron, or leather, for protecting the thumb in making sails, and in other work. (b) (Mil.) A buckskin cushion worn on the thumb, and used to close the vent of a cannon while it is sponged, or loaded. -- Under one's thumb, completely under one's power or influence; in a condition of subservience. [Colloq.]

THUMB Thumb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thumbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Thumbing.]

1. To handle awkwardly. Johnson.

2. To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune.

3. To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the thumb; as, to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon. He gravely informed the enemy that all his cards had been thumbed to pieces, and begged them to let him have a few more packs. Macaulay.

THUMB Thumb, v. i.

Defn: To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.

THUMBBIRD Thumb"bird`, n.

Defn: The goldcrest. [Prov. Eng.]

THUMBED Thumbed, a.

1. Having thumbs.

2. Soiled by handling.

THUMBKIN Thumb"kin, n.

Defn: An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew.

THUMBLESS Thumb"less, a.

Defn: Without a thumb. Darwin.

THUMBSCREW Thumb"screw`, n.

1. A screw having a flat-sided or knurled head, so that it may be turned by the thumb and forefinger.

2. An old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw; a thumbkin.

THUMMIE Thum"mie, n.

Defn: The chiff-chaff. [Prov. Eng.]

THUMMIM Thum"mim, n. pl. Etym: [Heb., pl. of thom perfection.]

Defn: A mysterious part or decoration of the breastplate of the Jewish high priest. See the note under Urim.

THUMP Thump, n. Etym: [Probably of imitative origin; perhaps influenced by dump, v.t.]

1. The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body, as of a hammer, or the like. The distant forge's swinging thump profound. Wordsworth. With heavy thump, a lifeless lump, They dropped down, one by one. Coleridge.

2. A blow or knock, as with something blunt or heavy; a heavy fall. The watchman gave so great a thump at my door, that I awaked at the knock. Tatler.

THUMP Thump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thumped; p. pr. & vb. n. Thumping.]

Defn: To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull sound. These bastard Bretons; whom our hathers Have in their own land beaten, bobbed, and thumped. Shak.

THUMP Thump, v. i.

Defn: To give a thump or thumps; to strike or fall with a heavy blow; to pound. A watchman at midnight thumps with his pole. Swift.

THUMPER Thump"er, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, thumps.

THUMPING Thump"ing, a.

Defn: Heavy; large. [Colloq.]

THUNDER Thun"der, n. Etym: [OE. , , , AS. ; akin to to stretch, to thunder, D. donder thunder, G. donner, OHG. donar, Icel. Thor, L. tonare to thunder, tonitrus thunder, Gr. tan to stretch. *52. See Thin, and cf. Astonish, Detonate, Intone, Thursday, Tone.]

1. The sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.

2. The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt. [Obs.] The revenging gods 'Gainst parricides did all their thunders bend. Shak.

3. Any loud noise; as, the thunder of cannon.

4. An alarming or statrling threat or denunciation. The thunders of the Vatican could no longer strike into the heart of princes. Prescott. Thunder pumper. (Zoöl.) (a) The croaker (Haploidontus grunniens). (b) The American bittern or stake-driver. -- Thunder rod, a lightning rod. [R.] -- Thunder snake. (Zoöl.) (a) The chicken, or milk, snake. (b) A small reddish ground snake (Carphophis, or Celuta, amoena) native to the Eastern United States; -- called also worm snake. -- Thunder tube, a fulgurite. See Fulgurite.

THUNDER Thun"der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Thundered; p. pr. & vb. n. Thundering.] Etym: [AS. . See Thunder, n.]

1. To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; -- often used impersonally; as, it thundered continuously. Canst thou thunder with a voice like him Job xl. 9.

2. Fig.: To make a loud noise; esp. a heavy sound, of some continuance. His dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ears. Milton.

3. To utter violent denunciation.

THUNDER Thun"der, v. t.

Defn: To emit with noise and terror; to utter vehemently; to publish, as a threat or denunciation. Oracles severe Were daily thundered in our general's ear. Dryden. An archdeacon, as being a prelate, may thunder out an ecclesiastical censure. Ayliffe.

THUNDERBIRD Thun"der*bird`, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: An Australian insectivorous singing bird (Pachycephala gutturalis). The male is conspicuously marked with black and yellow, and has a black crescent on the breast. Called also white-throated thickhead, orange-breasted thrust, black-crowned thrush, guttural thrush, and black-breasted flycatcher.

THUNDERBOLT Thun"der*bolt`, n.

1. A shaft of lightning; a brilliant stream of electricity passing from one part of the heavens to another, or from the clouds to the earth.

2. Something resembling lightning in suddenness and effectiveness. The Scipios' worth, those thunderbolts of war. Dryden.

3. Vehement threatening or censure; especially, ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination. He severely threatens such with the thunderbolt of excommunication. Hakewill.

4. (Paleon.)

Defn: A belemnite, or thunderstone. Thunderbolt beetle (Zoöl.), a long-horned beetle (Arhopalus fulminans) whose larva bores in the trunk of oak and chestnut trees. It is brownish and bluish-black, with W-shaped whitish or silvery markings on the elytra.

THUNDERBURST Thun"der*burst`, n.

Defn: A burst of thunder.

THUNDERCLAP Thun"der*clap`, n.

Defn: A sharp burst of thunder; a sudden report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity. "Thunderclaps that make them quake." Spenser. When suddenly the thunderclap was heard. Dryden.

THUNDERCLOUD Thun"der*cloud`, n.

Defn: A cloud charged with electricity, and producing lightning and thunder.

THUNDERER Thun"der*er, n.

Defn: One who thunders; -- used especially as a translation of L. tonans, an epithet applied by the Romans to several of their gods, esp. to Jupiter. That dreadful oath which binds the Thunderer. Pope.

THUNDERFISH Thun"der*fish`, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A large European loach (Misgurnus fossilis).

THUNDERHEAD Thun"der*head`, n.

Defn: A rounded mass of cloud, with shining white edges; a cumulus, - - often appearing before a thunderstorm.

THUNDERING Thun"der*ing, a.

1. Emitting thunder. Roll the thundering chariot o'er the ground. J. Trumbull.

2. Very great; -- often adverbially. [Slang] -- Thun"der*ing*ly, adv.

THUNDERING Thun"der*ing, n.

Defn: Thunder. Rev. iv. 5.

THUNDERLESS Thun"der*less, a.

Defn: Without thunder or noise.

THUNDEROUS Thun"der*ous, a. Etym: [Written also thundrous.]

1. Producing thunder. [R.] How he before the thunderous throne doth lie. Milton.

2. Making a noise like thunder; sounding loud and deep; sonorous. -- Thun"der*ous*ly, adv.

THUNDERPROOF Thun"der*proof`, a.

Defn: Secure against the effects of thunder or lightning.

THUNDERSHOWER Thun"der*show`er, n.

Defn: A shower accompanied with lightning and thunder.

THUNDERSTONE Thun"der*stone`, n.

1. A thunderbolt, -- formerly believed to be a stone. Fear no more the lightning flash, Nor the all-dreaded thunderstone. Shak.

2. (Paleon.)

Defn: A belemnite. See Belemnite.

THUNDERSTORM Thun"der*storm`, n.

Defn: A storm accompanied with lightning and thunder.

THUNDERSTRIKE Thun"der*strike`, v. t. [imp. Thunderstruck; p. p. Thunderstruck, - strucken (; p. pr. & vb. n. Thunderstriking.]

1. To strike, blast, or injure by, or as by, lightning. [R.] Sir P. Sidney.

2. To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible; -- rarely used except in the past participle. drove before him, thunderstruck. Milton.

THUNDERWORM Thun"der*worm`, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A small, footless, burrowing, snakelike lizard (Rhineura Floridana) allied to Amphisbæna, native of Florida; -- so called because it leaves its burrows after a thundershower.

THUNDERY Thun"der*y, a.

Defn: Accompanied with thunder; thunderous. [R.] "Thundery weather." Pennant.

THUNDROUS Thun"drous, a.

Defn: Thunderous; sonorous. "Scraps of thunderous epic." Tennyson.

THUNNY Thun"ny, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The tunny. [R.]

THURGH Thurgh, prep.

Defn: Through. [Obs.] Chaucer.

THURGHFARE Thurgh"fare`, n.

Defn: Thoroughfare. [Obs.] This world is but a thurghfare full of woe. Chaucer.

THURIBLE Thu"ri*ble, n. Etym: [L. thuribulum, turibulum, from thus, thuris, or better tus, turis, frankincense, fr. Gr. (R. C. Ch.)

Defn: A censer of metal, for burning incense, having various forms, held in the hand or suspended by chains; -- used especially at mass, vespers, and other solemn services. Fairholt.

THURIFEROUS Thu*rif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. thurifer, turifer; thus frankincense + - ferre to bear.]

Defn: Producing or bearing frankincense.

THURIFICATION Thu`ri*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. thus incense + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.]

Defn: The act of fuming with incense, or the act of burning incense.

THURINGIAN Thu*rin"gi*an, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to Thuringia, a country in Germany, or its people. -- n.

Defn: A native, or inhabitant of Thuringia.

THURINGITE Thu*rin"gite, n. Etym: [From Thuringia, where it is found.] (Min.)

Defn: A mineral occurring as an aggregation of minute scales having an olive-green color and pearly luster. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia and iron.

THURL Thurl, n. Etym: [AS. a hole. *53. See Thirl, Thrill.]

1. A hole; an aperture. [Obs.]

2. (Mining) (a) A short communication between adits in a mine. (b) A long adit in a coalpit.

THURL Thurl, v. t. Etym: [See Thrill.]

1. To cut through; to pierce. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.

2. (Mining)

Defn: To cut through, as a partition between one working and another.

THURLING Thurl"ing, n. (Mining)

Defn: Same as Thurl, n., 2 (a).

THURROK Thur"rok, n. Etym: [AS. a boat.]

Defn: The hold of a ship; a sink. [Obs.] Small drops of water that enter through a little crevice into the thurrok and into the bottom of a ship. Chaucer.

THURSDAY Thurs"day, n. Etym: [OE. , , from the Scand. name Thor + E. day. Icel. Thor, the god of thunder, is akin to AS. thunder; D. Donderdag Thursday, G. Donnerstag, Icel. , Sw. & Dan. Torsdag. *52. See Thor, Thunder, and Day.]

Defn: The fifth day of the week, following Wednesday and preceding Friday. Holy Thursday. See under Holy.

THURST Thurst, n. (Coal Mining)

Defn: The ruins of the fallen roof resulting from the removal of the pillars and stalls. Raymond.

THUS Thus, n. Etym: [L. thus, better tus, frankincense. See Thurible.]

Defn: The commoner kind of frankincense, or that obtained from the Norway spruce, the long-leaved pine, and other conifers.

THUS Thus, adv. Etym: [OE. thus, AS. ; akin to OFries. & OS. thus, D. dus, and E. that; cf. OHG. sus. See That.]

1. In this or that manner; on this wise. Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. Gen. vi. 22. Thus God the heaven created, thus the earth. Milton.

2. To this degree or extent; so far; so; as, thus wise; thus peaceble; thus bold. Shak. Thus far extend, thus far thy bounds. Milton.

THUSSOCK Thus"sock, n.

Defn: See Tussock. [Obs.]

THUYA Thu"ya, n. (Bot.)

Defn: Same as Thuja.

THUYIN Thu"yin, n. (Chem.)

Defn: A substance extracted from trees of the genus Thuja, or Thuya, and probably identical with quercitrin. [Written also thujin.]

THWACK Thwack, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thwacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Thwacking.] Etym: [Cf. OE. thakken to stroke, AS. , E. whack.]

1. To strike with something flat or heavy; to bang, or thrash: to thump. "A distant thwacking sound." W. Irving.

2. To fill to overflow. [Obs.] Stanyhurst.

THWACK Thwack, n.

Defn: A heavy blow with something flat or heavy; a thump. With many a stiff thwack, many a bang, Hard crab tree and old iron rang. Hudibras.

THWAITE Thwaite, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The twaite.

THWAITE Thwaite, n. Etym: [CF. Icel. a piece of land, fr. to cut. See Thwite, and cf. Doit, and Twaite land cleared of woods.]

Defn: Forest land cleared, and converted to tillage; an assart. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Note: Thwaite occurs in composition as the last element in many names of places in the north of England; as, in Rosthwaite, Stonethwaite.

THWART Thwart, a. Etym: [OE. , , a. and adv., Icel. , neut. of athwart, transverse, across; akin to AS. perverse, transverse, cross, D. dwars, OHG. dwerah, twerh, G. zwerch, quer, Dan. & Sw. tver athwart, transverse, Sw. tvär cross, unfriendly, Goth. angry. Cf. Queer.]

1. Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique. Moved contrary with thwart obliquities. Milton.

2. Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained. [Obs.] Shak.

THWART Thwart, adv. Etym: [See Thwart, a.]

Defn: Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart. [Obs.] Milton.

THWART Thwart, prep.

Defn: Across; athwart. Spenser. Thwart ships. See Athwart ships, under Athwart.

THWART Thwart, n. (Naut.)

Defn: A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat.

THWART 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 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 Thwart"er, n. (Far.)

Defn: A disease in sheep, indicated by shaking, trembling, or convulsive motions.

THWARTINGLY Thwart"ing*ly, adv.

Defn: In a thwarting or obstructing manner; so as to thwart.

THWARTLY Thwart"ly, adv.

Defn: Transversely; obliquely.

THWARTNESS Thwart"ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being thwart; obliquity; perverseness.

THWITE Thwite, v. t. Etym: [AS. . See Whittle, and cf. Thwaite a piece of land.]

Defn: To cut or clip with a knife; to whittle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Chaucer.

THWITTLE Thwit"tle, v. t. Etym: [See Thwite, and Whittle.]

Defn: To cut or whittle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Palsgrave.

THWITTLE Thwit"tle, n.

Defn: A small knife; a whittle. [Written also thwitel.] [Obs.] "A Sheffield thwittle." Chaucer.

THY Thy, pron. Etym: [OE. thi, shortened from thin. See Thine, Thou.]

Defn: 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 Thy"ine wood`. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)

Defn: 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 Thy"la*cine, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The zebra wolf. See under Wolf.

THYMATE Thym"ate, n. (Chem.)

Defn: A compound of thymol analogous to a salt; as, sodium thymate.

THYME Thyme, n. Etym: [OE. tyme, L. thymum, Gr. thym; -- perhaps so named because of its sweet smell. Cf. Fume, n.] (Bot.)

Defn: 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 Thym"ene, n. (Chem.)

Defn: A liquid terpene obtained from oil of thyme.

THYMIATECHNY Thym"i*a*tech`ny, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)

Defn: The art of employing perfumes in medicine. [R.] Dunglison.

THYMIC Thym"ic, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to the thymus gland.

THYMIC Thy"mic, a. (Med. Chem.)

Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, thyme; as, thymic acid.

THYMOL Thym"ol, n. Etym: [Thyme + -ol.] (Chem.)

Defn: 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 Thy"mus, a. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, the thymus gland. -- n.

Defn: 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 Thym"y, a.

Defn: Abounding with thyme; fragrant; as, a thymy vale. Akenside. Where'er a thymy bank he found, He rolled upon the fragrant ground. Gay.

THYRO- Thy"ro-.

Defn: A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the thyroid body or the thyroid cartilage; as, thyrohyal.

THYROARYTENOID Thy`ro*a*ryt"e*noid, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to both the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx.

THYROHYAL Thy`ro*hy"al, n. (Anat.)

Defn: 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 Thy`ro*hy"oid, a. (Anat.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.

THYROID Thy"roid, a. Etym: [Gr. thyroïde, thyréoïde.]

1. Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage.

2. (Anat.)

Defn: 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. -- Thyroid dislocation (Surg.), dislocation of the thigh bone into the thyroid foramen. -- Thyroid foramen, the obturator foramen.

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

Defn: Thyroid.

THYROTOMY Thy*rot"o*my, n. Etym: [Thyro- + Gr. (Surg.)

Defn: The operation of cutting into the thyroid cartilage.

THYRSE Thyrse, n. Etym: [Cf. F. thyrse.]

Defn: A thyrsus.

THYRSOID; THYRSOIDAL Thyr"soid, Thyr*soid"al, a. Etym: [Gr. thyrsoïde.]

Defn: Having somewhat the form of a thyrsus.

THYRSUS Thyr"sus, n.; pl. Thyrsi. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. 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.)

Defn: A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.

THYSANOPTER Thy`sa*nop"ter, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the Thysanoptera.

THYSANOPTERA Thy`sa*nop"te*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: 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 Thy`sa*nop"ter*an, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the Thysanoptera.

THYSANOPTEROUS Thy`sa*nop"ter*ous, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to the Thysanoptera.

THYSANURA Thys`a*nu"ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: 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 Thys`a*nu"ran, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the Thysanura. Also used adjectively.

THYSANUROUS Thys`a*nu"rous, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Of or pertaining to the Thysanura.

THYSBE Thys"be, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. Thisbe maiden beloved by Pyramus, Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A common clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe).

THYSELF Thy*self", pron.

Defn: 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 Ti"ar, n. Etym: [Cf. F. tiare. See Tiara.]

Defn: A tiara. [Poetic] Milton. Tennyson.

TIARA Ti*a"ra, n. Etym: [L., from Gr.

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 Ti*a"raed, a.

Defn: Adorned with, or wearing, a tiara.

TIB-CAT Tib"-cat`, n.

Defn: A female cat. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

TIBIA Tib"i*a, n.; pl. Tibiæ. Etym: [L.]

1. (Anat.)

Defn: The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See Illust. under Coleoptera, and under Hexapoda.

3. (Antiq.)

Defn: A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.

TIBIAL Tib"i*al, a. Etym: [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 (Zoöl.), a spine frequently borne on the tibia of insects. See Illust. under Coleoptera.

TIBIAL Tib"i*al, n. (Anat.)

Defn: A tibial bone; a tibiale.

TIBIALE Tib`i*a"le, n.; pl. Tibialia. Etym: [NL.] (Anat.)

Defn: 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 Ti*bic"i*nate, v. i. Etym: [L. tibicinare.]

Defn: To play on a tibia, or pipe. [R.]

TIBIO- Tib"i*o-.

Defn: A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the tibia; as, tibiotarsus, tibiofibular.

TIBIOTARSAL 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 Tib`i*o*tar"sus, n.; pl. Tibiotarsi (. (Anat.)

Defn: 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 Tib"rie, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The pollack. [Prov. Eng.]

TIC Tic, n. Etym: [F.] (Med.)

Defn: 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 (. Etym: [F., fr. tic a knack, a twitching + douloureux painful.] (Med.) Neuralgia in the face; face ague. See under Face.

TICAL 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 Tice, v. t. Etym: [Aphetic form of entice.]

Defn: To entice. [Obs.] The Coronation.

TICE Tice, n. (Cricket)

Defn: A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket.

TICEMENT Tice"ment, n.

Defn: Enticement. [Obs.]

TICHORRHINE Tich"or*rhine, n. Etym: [Gr. (Paleon.)

Defn: A fossil rhinoceros with a vertical bony medial septum supporting the nose; the hairy rhinoceros.

TICK Tick, n. Etym: [Abbrev. from ticket.]

Defn: Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, tick.

TICK Tick, v. i.

1. To go on trust, or credit.

2. To give tick; to trust.

TICK Tick, n. Etym: [OE. tike, teke; akin to D. teek, G. zecke. Cf. Tike a tick.] (Zoöl.) (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 Tick, n. Etym: [LL. techa, teca, L. theca case, Gr. 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 Tick, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ticked; p. pr. & vb. n. Ticking.] Etym: [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 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. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The whinchat; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] Death tick. (Zoöl.) See Deathwatch.

TICK Tick, v. t.

Defn: 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 Tick"en, n.

Defn: See Ticking. [R.] R. Browning.

TICKER Tick"er, n. Etym: [See Tick.]

Defn: One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc. 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 Tick"et, n. Etym: [F. étiquette 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.]

Defn: 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.