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thee
(mass) | thee
- ty |
thee
(encz) | thee,tebe pron: [zast.] VP |
thee
(encz) | thee,tobě pron: [zast.] VP |
Thee
(gcide) | Thee \Thee\ (th[=e]), v. i. [AS. [thorn]e['o]n; akin to OS.
th[imac]han, D. gedijen, G. gedeihen, OHG. gidihan, Goth.
[thorn]eihan, Lith. tekti to fall to the lot of. Cf. Tight,
a.]
To thrive; to prosper. [Obs.] "He shall never thee."
--Chaucer.
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Well mote thee, as well can wish your thought.
--Spenser.
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Thee
(gcide) | Thee \Thee\ ([th][=e]), pron. [AS. [eth][=e], acc. & dat. of
[eth][=u] thou. See Thou.]
The objective case of thou. See Thou.
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Note: Thee is poetically used for thyself, as him for
himself, etc.
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This sword hath ended him; so shall it thee,
Unless thou yield thee as my prisoner. --Shak.
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Thee
(gcide) | thou \thou\ ([th]ou), pron. [Sing.: nom. Thou; poss. Thy
([th][imac]) or Thine ([th][imac]n); obj. Thee
([th][=e]). Pl.: nom. You (y[=oo]); poss. Your (y[=oo]r)
or Yours (y[=oo]rz); obj. You.] [OE. thou, [thorn]u, AS.
[eth][=u], [eth]u; akin to OS. & OFries. thu, G., Dan. & Sw.
du, Icel. [thorn][=u], Goth. [thorn]u, Russ. tui, Ir. & Gael.
tu, W. ti, L. tu, Gr. sy`, Dor. ty`, Skr. tvam. [root]185.
Cf. Thee, Thine, Te Deum.]
The second personal pronoun, in the singular number, denoting
the person addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is used in
addressing persons in the solemn or poetical style.
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Art thou he that should come? --Matt. xi. 3.
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Note: "In Old English, generally, thou is the language of a
lord to a servant, of an equal to an equal, and
expresses also companionship, love, permission,
defiance, scorn, threatening: whilst ye is the language
of a servant to a lord, and of compliment, and further
expresses honor, submission, or entreaty." --Skeat.
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Note: Thou is now sometimes used by the Friends, or Quakers,
in familiar discourse, though most of them corruptly
say thee instead of thou.
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thee
(mass) | thee
- ty |
fare-thee-well
(encz) | fare-thee-well, n: |
lathee
(encz) | lathee, n: |
prithee
(encz) | prithee, |
thee
(encz) | thee,tebe pron: [zast.] VPthee,tobě pron: [zast.] VP |
theelin
(encz) | theelin, n: |
Belay thee
(gcide) | Belay \Be*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belaid, Belayed; p. pr.
& vb. n. Belaying.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to
cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be-, and lay to place: for
sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. Be-, and
Lay to place.]
1. To lay on or cover; to adorn. [Obs.]
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Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace. --Spenser.
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2. (Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns
with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. --Totten.
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3. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block
up or obstruct. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Belay thee! Stop.
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Claw me claw thee
(gcide) | Claw \Claw\ (kl[add]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clawed (kl[add]d);
p. pr. & vb. n. Clawing.] [AS. clawan. See Claw, n.]
1. To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or
nails.
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2. To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching;
to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court. [Obs.]
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Rich men they claw, soothe up, and flatter; the poor
they contemn and despise. --Holland.
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3. To rail at; to scold. [Obs.]
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In the aforesaid preamble, the king fairly claweth
the great monasteries, wherein, saith he, religion,
thanks be to God, is right well kept and observed;
though he claweth them soon after in another
acceptation. --T. Fuller
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Claw me, claw thee, stand by me and I will stand by you; --
an old proverb. --Tyndale.
To claw away, to scold or revile. "The jade Fortune is to
be clawed away for it, if you should lose it."
--L'Estrange.
To claw (one) on the back, to tickle; to express
approbation. (Obs.) --Chaucer.
To claw (one) on the gall, to find fault with; to vex.
[Obs.] --Chaucer.
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fare-thee-well
(gcide) | fare-thee-well \fare-thee-well\ n.
state of perfection; the utmost degree; as, they polished the
furniture to a fare-thee-well.
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gall-of-the-earth
(gcide) | gall-of-the-earth \gall-of-the-earth\ n.
A common perennial herb (Nabalus serpentarius) widely
distributed in southern and eastern U. S., having drooping
clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting
a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in the genus
Prenanthes.
Syn: lion's foot, gall of the earth, Nabalus serpentarius,
Prenanthes serpentaria.
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lathee
(gcide) | lathee \lathee\ n.
a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police
in India.
Syn: lathi.
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Letheed
(gcide) | Letheed \Le"theed\ (l[=e]"th[=e]d), a.
Caused by Lethe. " Letheed dullness." [Obs.] --Shak.
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Light-heeled
(gcide) | Light-heeled \Light"-heeled`\ (l[imac]t"h[=e]ld`), a.
Lively in walking or running; brisk; light-footed.
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man-of-the-earth
(gcide) | man-of-the-earth \man-of-the-earth\ n.
1. (Bot.) A long-rooted morning glory (Ipomoea leptophylla)
of Western U. S.
Syn: man of the earth, Ipomoea leptophylla.
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2. A tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous
perennial (Ipomoea panurata or Ipomoea fastigiata)
having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be
source of the sweet potato.
Syn: wild potato vine, wild sweet potato vine, man of the
earth, manroot, scammonyroot, Ipomoea panurata,
Ipomoea fastigiata.
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Nartheeium ossifragum
(gcide) | Marsh \Marsh\, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See
Mere pool, and cf. Marish, Morass.]
A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or
wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also
marish.]
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Marsh asphodel (Bot.), a plant (Nartheeium ossifragum)
with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white
flowers; -- called also bog asphodel.
Marsh cinquefoil (Bot.), a plant (Potentilla palustris)
having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places;
marsh five-finger.
Marsh elder. (Bot.)
(a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree (Viburnum Opulus).
(b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt
marshes (Iva frutescens).
Marsh five-finger. (Bot.) See Marsh cinquefoil (above).
Marsh gas. (Chem.) See under Gas.
Marsh grass (Bot.), a genus (Spartina) of coarse grasses
growing in marshes; -- called also cord grass. The tall
Spartina cynosuroides is not good for hay unless cut
very young. The low Spartina juncea is a common
component of salt hay.
Marsh harrier (Zool.), a European hawk or harrier ({Circus
aeruginosus}); -- called also marsh hawk, moor hawk,
moor buzzard, puttock.
Marsh hawk. (Zool.)
(a) A hawk or harrier (Circus cyaneus), native of both
America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above,
with a white rump. Called also hen harrier, and {mouse
hawk}.
(b) The marsh harrier.
Marsh hen (Zool.), a rail; esp., Rallus elegans of
fresh-water marshes, and Rallus longirostris of
salt-water marshes.
Marsh mallow (Bot.), a plant of the genus Althaea (
Althaea officinalis) common in marshes near the
seashore, and whose root is much used in medicine as a
demulcent.
Marsh marigold. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary.
Marsh pennywort (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous
genus Hydrocotyle; low herbs with roundish leaves,
growing in wet places; -- called also water pennywort.
Marsh quail (Zool.), the meadow lark.
Marsh rosemary (Bot.), a plant of the genus Statice
(Statice Limonium), common in salt marshes. Its root is
powerfully astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine.
Called also sea lavender.
Marsh samphire (Bot.), a plant (Salicornia herbacea)
found along seacoasts. See Glasswort.
Marsh St. John's-wort (Bot.), an American herb ({Elodes
Virginica}) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored
flowers.
Marsh tea. (Bot.). Same as Labrador tea.
Marsh trefoil. (Bot.) Same as Buckbean.
Marsh wren (Zool.), any species of small American wrens of
the genus Cistothorus, and allied genera. They chiefly
inhabit salt marshes.
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Outhees
(gcide) | Outhees \Out*hees"\ (out*h[=e]s"), n. [Cf. LL. uthesium,
hutesium, huesium, OF. hueis, and E. hue, in hue and cry.]
Outcry; alarm. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Potheen
(gcide) | Poteen \Po*teen"\, Potheen \Po*theen"\, n. [Ir. poitin a small
pot, whisky made in private stills; cf. pota pot, fr. E.
pot.]
Whisky; especially whisky distilled in a small way privately
or illicitly by the Irish peasantry. [Written also
potteen.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Potheen \Po*theen"\, n.
See Poteen.
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Prithee
(gcide) | Prithee \Prith"ee\, interj.
A corruption of pray thee; as, I prithee; generally used
without I. --Shak.
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What was that scream for, I prithee? --L'Estrange.
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Prithee, tell me, Dimple-chin. --E. C.
Stedman.
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Prythee
(gcide) | Prythee \Pryth"ee\, interj.
See Prithee.
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Star-of-the-earth
(gcide) | Star \Star\ (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to
OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G.
stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth.
sta['i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. 'asth`r,
'a`stron, Skr. star; perhaps from a root meaning, to scatter,
Skr. st[.r], L. sternere (cf. Stratum), and originally
applied to the stars as being strewn over the sky, or as
being scatterers or spreaders of light. [root]296. Cf.
Aster, Asteroid, Constellation, Disaster, Stellar.]
1. One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the
heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon,
comets, and nebulae.
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His eyen twinkled in his head aright,
As do the stars in the frosty night. --Chaucer.
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Note: The stars are distinguished as planets, and {fixed
stars}. See Planet, Fixed stars under Fixed, and
Magnitude of a star under Magnitude.
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2. The polestar; the north star. --Shak.
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3. (Astrol.) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny;
(usually pl.) a configuration of the planets, supposed to
influence fortune.
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O malignant and ill-brooding stars. --Shak.
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Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury. --Addison.
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4. That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament
worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor.
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On whom . . .
Lavish Honor showered all her stars. --Tennyson.
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5. Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an
asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or
to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc.
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6. (Pyrotechny) A composition of combustible matter used in
the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding
in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
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7. A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially
on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading
theatrical performer, etc.
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Note: Star is used in the formation of compound words
generally of obvious signification; as, star-aspiring,
star-bespangled, star-bestudded, star-blasting,
star-bright, star-crowned, star-directed, star-eyed,
star-headed, star-paved, star-roofed, star-sprinkled,
star-wreathed.
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Blazing star, Double star, Multiple star, {Shooting
star}, etc. See under Blazing, Double, etc.
Nebulous star (Astron.), a small well-defined circular
nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star.
Star anise (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so
called from its star-shaped capsules.
Star apple (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Chrysophyllum
Cainito}), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a
silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike
fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when
cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of
about sixty species, and the natural order (Sapotaceae)
to which it belongs is called the Star-apple family.
Star conner, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an
astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne.
Star coral (Zool.), any one of numerous species of stony
corals belonging to Astraea, Orbicella, and allied
genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and
contain conspicuous radiating septa.
Star cucumber. (Bot.) See under Cucumber.
Star flower. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Ornithogalum;
star-of-Bethlehem.
(b) See Starwort
(b) .
(c) An American plant of the genus Trientalis
(Trientalis Americana). --Gray.
Star fort (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with
projecting angles; -- whence the name.
Star gauge (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points
projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of
different parts of the bore of a gun.
Star grass. (Bot.)
(a) A small grasslike plant (Hypoxis erecta) having
star-shaped yellow flowers.
(b) The colicroot. See Colicroot.
Star hyacinth (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus Scilla
(Scilla autumnalis); -- called also {star-headed
hyacinth}.
Star jelly (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants
(Nostoc commune, Nostoc edule, etc.). See Nostoc.
Star lizard. (Zool.) Same as Stellion.
Star-of-Bethlehem (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant
(Ornithogalum umbellatum) having a small white starlike
flower.
Star-of-the-earth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Plantago
(Plantago coronopus), growing upon the seashore.
Star polygon (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other
so as to form a star-shaped figure.
Stars and Stripes, a popular name for the flag of the
United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal
stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in
a blue field, white stars to represent the several States,
one for each.
With the old flag, the true American flag, the
Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the
chamber in which we sit. --D. Webster.
Star showers. See Shooting star, under Shooting.
Star thistle (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea
solstitialis}) having the involucre armed with stout
radiating spines.
Star wheel (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of
ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions
of some machines.
Star worm (Zool.), a gephyrean.
Temporary star (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly,
shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears.
These stars were supposed by some astronomers to be
variable stars of long and undetermined periods. More
recently, variations star in start intensity are
classified more specifically, and this term is now
obsolescent. See also nova. [Obsolescent]
Variable star (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies
periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes
irregularly; -- called periodical star when its changes
occur at fixed periods.
Water star grass (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Schollera
graminea}) with small yellow starlike blossoms.
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fare-thee-well
(wn) | fare-thee-well
n 1: state of perfection; the utmost degree; "they polished the
furniture to a fare-thee-well" |
lathee
(wn) | lathee
n 1: club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with
iron; used by police in India [syn: lathi, lathee] |
theelin
(wn) | theelin
n 1: a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by
the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and
used to treat estrogen deficiency [syn: estrone,
oestrone, theelin, Estronol] |
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