Webster's Dictionary 1913

2269

Thither (2)

Thith″er (?), 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.2. Applied to tim...

2270

Thitherto

Thith″er‐to′ (?), adv. To that point; so far.

2271

Thitherward

Thith″er‐ward (?), adv. To ward that place; in that direction.They shall ask the way to Zion, with their faces thitherward. Jer. l. 5.

2272

Thitsee

Thit″see (?), n. [Written also theesee, and thietsie.] 1. (Bot.) The varnish tree of Burmah (Melanorrhœa usitatissima).2. A black varnish obtained from the tree.

2273

Thlipsis

‖Thlip″sis (?), n.(Med.) Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause.

2274

Tho

Tho (t͡hō), def. art. The. Spenser.

2275

Tho (2)

Tho, pron. pl. Those.This knowen tho that be to wives bound. Chaucer.

2276

Tho (3)

Tho, adv. [AS. þā.] Then. Spenser.To do obsequies as was tho the guise. Chaucer.

2277

Tho (4)

Tho, conj. Though.

2278

Thole

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 g...

2279

Thole (2)

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, ...

2280

Thole (3)

Thole, v. i. To wait.

2281

Thomæan

{ Tho‐mæ″an, Tho‐me″an} (?), 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 f...

2282

Thomas phosphate

{ Thom″as phos″phateorslag }. Same as Basic slag, above.

2283

Thomas process

Thom″as proc″ess (?). (Iron Metal.) Same as Basic process, above.

2284

Thomism

{ Tho″mism (?), Tho″ma‐ism (?), } n.(Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of Thomas Aquinas, esp. with respect to predestination and grace.

2285

Thomist

Tho″mist (?), n.(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Thomas Aquinas. See Scotist.

2286

Thomite

Tho″mite (?), n.(Eccl. Hist.) A Thomæan.

2287

Thomsen's disease

Thom″sen's dis‐ease″ (?). [From Thomsen, a physician of Sleswick.] (Med.) An affection apparently congenital, consisting in tonic contraction and stiffness of the voluntary musc...

2288

Thomsenolite

Thom″sen‐o‐lite (?), n. [Named after Dr. J. Thomsen of Copenhagen. See -lite.] (Min.) A fluoride of aluminium, calcium, and sodium occurring with the cryolite of Greenland.

2289

Thomson process

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.

2290

Thomsonian

Thom‐so″ni‐an (?), a.(Med.) Of or pertaining to Thomsonianism. — n. A believer in Thomsonianism; one who practices Thomsonianism.

2291

Thomsonianism

Thom‐so″ni‐an‐ism (?), 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 alo...

2292

Thomsonite

Thom″son‐ite (?), 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, li...

2293

Thong

Thong (?), n. [OE. thong, þwong, thwang, AS. þwang; akin to Icel. þvengr a thong, latchet. √57. Cf. Twinge.] A strap of leather; especially, one used for fastening anything.And ...

2294

Thooid

Tho″oid (?), a. [Gr. �, �, the jacal + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to a group of carnivores, including the wovels and the dogs.

2295

Thor

Thor (?), n. [Icel. þōrs. Cf. Thursday.] (Scand. Myth.) The god of thunder, and son of Odin.