| slovo | definícia |
thick
(mass) | thick
- silný, tučný, hustý, silne, husto |
thick
(encz) | thick,hloupý adj: [hovor.] luke |
thick
(encz) | thick,hustě Zdeněk Brož |
thick
(encz) | thick,hustý |
thick
(encz) | thick,kalný luke |
thick
(encz) | thick,neprůhledný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
thick
(encz) | thick,silně Zdeněk Brož |
thick
(encz) | thick,silný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
thick
(encz) | thick,tlustě Zdeněk Brož |
thick
(encz) | thick,tlustý Pavel Cvrček |
Thick
(gcide) | Thick \Thick\ (th[i^]k), a. [Compar. Thicker (-[~e]r); superl.
Thickest.] [OE. thicke, AS. [thorn]icce; akin to D. dik,
OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G. dick thick, Icel.
[thorn]ykkr, [thorn]j["o]kkr, and probably to Gael. & Ir.
tiugh. Cf. Tight.]
1. Measuring in the third dimension other than length and
breadth, or in general dimension other than length; --
said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick.
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Were it as thick as is a branched oak. --Chaucer.
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My little finger shall be thicker than my father's
loins. --1 Kings xii.
10.
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2. Having more depth or extent from one surface to its
opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick
plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck.
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3. Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used
figuratively; as, thick darkness.
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Make the gruel thick and slab. --Shak.
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4. Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty;
as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.
"In a thick, misty day." --Sir W. Scott.
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5. Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set;
following in quick succession; frequently recurring.
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The people were gathered thick together. --Luke xi.
29.
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Black was the forest; thick with beech it stood.
--Dryden.
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6. Not having due distinction of syllables, or good
articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.
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7. Deep; profound; as, thick sleep. [R.] --Shak.
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8. Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing. --Shak.
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His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible.
--Shak.
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9. Intimate; very friendly; familiar. [Colloq.]
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We have been thick ever since. --T. Hughes.
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Note: Thick is often used in the formation of compounds, most
of which are self-explaining; as, thick-barred,
thick-bodied, thick-coming, thick-cut, thick-flying,
thick-growing, thick-leaved, thick-lipped,
thick-necked, thick-planted, thick-ribbed,
thick-shelled, thick-woven, and the like.
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Thick register. (Phon.) See the Note under Register, n.,
7.
Thick stuff (Naut.), all plank that is more than four
inches thick and less than twelve. --J. Knowles.
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Syn: Dense; close; compact; solid; gross; coarse.
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Thick
(gcide) | Thick \Thick\, n.
1. The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.
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In the thick of the dust and smoke. --Knolles.
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2. A thicket; as, gloomy thicks. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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Through the thick they heard one rudely rush.
--Spenser.
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He through a little window cast his sight
Through thick of bars, that gave a scanty light.
--Dryden.
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Thick-and-thin block (Naut.), a fiddle block. See under
Fiddle.
Through thick and thin, through all obstacles and
difficulties, both great and small.
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Through thick and thin she followed him. --Hudibras.
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He became the panegyrist, through thick and thin, of
a military frenzy. --Coleridge.
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Thick
(gcide) | Thick \Thick\ (th[i^]k), adv. [AS. [thorn]icce.]
1. Frequently; fast; quick.
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2. Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.
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3. To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as,
land covered thick with manure.
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Thick and threefold, in quick succession, or in great
numbers. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
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Thick
(gcide) | Thick \Thick\, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. [thorn]iccian.]
To thicken. [R.]
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The nightmare Life-in-death was she,
Who thicks man's blood with cold. --Coleridge.
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thick
(wn) | thick
adv 1: with a thick consistency; "the blood was flowing thick"
[syn: thickly, thick] [ant: thin, thinly]
2: in quick succession; "misfortunes come fast and thick" [syn:
thick, thickly]
adj 1: not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great
extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the
smallest of the three solid dimensions; "an inch thick";
"a thick board"; "a thick sandwich"; "spread a thick
layer of butter"; "thick coating of dust"; "thick warm
blankets" [ant: thin]
2: having component parts closely crowded together; "a compact
shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds"; "a
thick forest"; "thick hair"
3: relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup";
"thick smoke"; "thick fog" [ant: thin]
4: spoken as if with a thick tongue; "the thick speech of a
drunkard"; "his words were slurred" [syn: slurred, thick]
5: having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of
compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a
thickset young man" [syn: compact, heavyset, stocky,
thick, thickset]
6: hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense
vegetation"; "thick woods" [syn: dense, thick]
7: (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness";
"a face in deep shadow"; "deep night" [syn: thick, deep]
8: (used informally) associated on close terms; "a close
friend"; "the bartender was chummy with the regular
customers"; "the two were thick as thieves for months" [syn:
chummy, buddy-buddy, thick(p)]
9: (used informally) stupid [syn: blockheaded, boneheaded,
duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick,
thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed]
10: abounding; having a lot of; "the top was thick with dust"
n 1: the location of something surrounded by other things; "in
the midst of the crowd" [syn: midst, thick] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
thick
(mass) | thick
- silný, tučný, hustý, silne, husto |
thickness
(mass) | thickness
- sial, hrúbka |
a little thick
(encz) | a little thick,příliš chvály Zdeněk Brož |
blood is thicker than water
(encz) | blood is thicker than water,rodinné vazby jsou silnější než
manželství n: Zdeněk Brož |
thick
(encz) | thick,hloupý adj: [hovor.] lukethick,hustě Zdeněk Brožthick,hustý thick,kalný lukethick,neprůhledný adj: Zdeněk Brožthick,silně Zdeněk Brožthick,silný adj: Zdeněk Brožthick,tlustě Zdeněk Brožthick,tlustý Pavel Cvrček |
thick as a brick
(encz) | thick as a brick, |
thick flank
(encz) | thick flank,předkýtí n: beef cut Ivan Masárthick flank,velký ořech n: beef cut Ivan Masár |
thick skin
(encz) | thick skin, n: |
thick-billed murre
(encz) | thick-billed murre, n: |
thick-footed morel
(encz) | thick-footed morel, n: |
thick-knee
(encz) | thick-knee, n: |
thick-skinned
(encz) | thick-skinned,otrlý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
thick-skulled
(encz) | thick-skulled, adj: |
thicken
(encz) | thicken,přiostřit v: Zdeněk Brožthicken,zahustit v: Zdeněk Brož |
thickened
(encz) | thickened,zahuštěný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
thickener
(encz) | thickener,zahušťovač n: Zdeněk Brožthickener,zahušťovadlo Zdeněk Brož |
thickening
(encz) | thickening,tloustnutí n: Zdeněk Brožthickening,zahušťování n: Zdeněk Brož |
thickens
(encz) | thickens,zahušťuje v: Zdeněk Brož |
thicker
(encz) | thicker,hustší |
thickest
(encz) | thickest,nejhustější adj: Zdeněk Brožthickest,nejsilnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
thicket
(encz) | thicket,houština n: Zdeněk Brož |
thickhead
(encz) | thickhead, n: |
thickheaded
(encz) | thickheaded, |
thickish
(encz) | thickish,spíše tlustá např. látka n: Zdeněk Brož |
thickly
(encz) | thickly,hustě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
thickly settled
(encz) | thickly settled, adj: |
thickness
(encz) | thickness,hustota n: Zdeněk Brožthickness,síla Zdeněk Brožthickness,tloušťka Pavel Machek; Giza |
thicknesses
(encz) | thicknesses,tloušťky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
thickset
(encz) | thickset,podsaditý adj: Zdeněk Brožthickset,robustní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
thickspread
(encz) | thickspread, adj: |
through thick and thin
(encz) | through thick and thin, |
trevithick
(encz) | Trevithick, |
abounding inpredicate abounding withpredicate bristling withpredicate full ofpredicate overflowing overflowing withpredicate rich inpredicate rife withpredicate thick withpredicate
(gcide) | filled \filled\ adj.
1. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal;
as, filled to overflowing. Opposite of empty. [Narrower
terms: {abounding in(predicate), abounding
with(predicate), bristling with(predicate), full
of(predicate), overflowing, overflowing with(predicate),
rich in(predicate), rife with(predicate), thick
with(predicate)}; {brimful, brimful of(predicate),
brimfull, brimfull of(predicate), brimming, brimming
with(predicate)}; {chockablock(predicate),
chock-full(predicate), chockfull(predicate),
chockful(predicate), choke-full(predicate),
chuck-full(predicate), cram full}; congested, engorged;
{crawling with(predicate), overrun with, swarming,
swarming with(predicate), teeming, teeming
with(predicate)}; {flooded, inundated, swamped ; {glutted,
overfull}; {heavy with(predicate) ; {laden, loaded ;
overladen, overloaded ; {stuffed ; {stuffed; {well-lined
]
Syn: full.
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2. entirely of one substance with no holes inside. Opposite
of hollow.
Syn: solid.
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3. having appointments throughout the course of a period; --
of an appointment schedule; as, My calendar is filled for
the week. Opposite of unoccupied and free
Syn: occupied.
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Thick and threefold
(gcide) | Thick \Thick\ (th[i^]k), adv. [AS. [thorn]icce.]
1. Frequently; fast; quick.
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2. Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.
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3. To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as,
land covered thick with manure.
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Thick and threefold, in quick succession, or in great
numbers. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
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Thick register
(gcide) | Thick \Thick\ (th[i^]k), a. [Compar. Thicker (-[~e]r); superl.
Thickest.] [OE. thicke, AS. [thorn]icce; akin to D. dik,
OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G. dick thick, Icel.
[thorn]ykkr, [thorn]j["o]kkr, and probably to Gael. & Ir.
tiugh. Cf. Tight.]
1. Measuring in the third dimension other than length and
breadth, or in general dimension other than length; --
said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick.
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Were it as thick as is a branched oak. --Chaucer.
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My little finger shall be thicker than my father's
loins. --1 Kings xii.
10.
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2. Having more depth or extent from one surface to its
opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick
plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck.
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3. Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used
figuratively; as, thick darkness.
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Make the gruel thick and slab. --Shak.
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4. Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty;
as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.
"In a thick, misty day." --Sir W. Scott.
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5. Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set;
following in quick succession; frequently recurring.
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The people were gathered thick together. --Luke xi.
29.
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Black was the forest; thick with beech it stood.
--Dryden.
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6. Not having due distinction of syllables, or good
articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.
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7. Deep; profound; as, thick sleep. [R.] --Shak.
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8. Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing. --Shak.
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His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible.
--Shak.
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9. Intimate; very friendly; familiar. [Colloq.]
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We have been thick ever since. --T. Hughes.
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Note: Thick is often used in the formation of compounds, most
of which are self-explaining; as, thick-barred,
thick-bodied, thick-coming, thick-cut, thick-flying,
thick-growing, thick-leaved, thick-lipped,
thick-necked, thick-planted, thick-ribbed,
thick-shelled, thick-woven, and the like.
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Thick register. (Phon.) See the Note under Register, n.,
7.
Thick stuff (Naut.), all plank that is more than four
inches thick and less than twelve. --J. Knowles.
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Syn: Dense; close; compact; solid; gross; coarse.
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Thick squall
(gcide) | Squall \Squall\ (skw[add]l), n. [Cf. Sw. sqval an impetuous
running of water, sqvalregn a violent shower of rain, sqvala
to stream, to gush.]
A sudden and violent gust of wind often attended with rain or
snow.
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The gray skirts of a lifting squall. --Tennyson.
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Black squall, a squall attended with dark, heavy clouds.
Thick squall, a black squall accompanied by rain, hail,
sleet, or snow. --Totten.
White squall, a squall which comes unexpectedly, without
being marked in its approach by the clouds. --Totten.
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Thick stuff
(gcide) | Thick \Thick\ (th[i^]k), a. [Compar. Thicker (-[~e]r); superl.
Thickest.] [OE. thicke, AS. [thorn]icce; akin to D. dik,
OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G. dick thick, Icel.
[thorn]ykkr, [thorn]j["o]kkr, and probably to Gael. & Ir.
tiugh. Cf. Tight.]
1. Measuring in the third dimension other than length and
breadth, or in general dimension other than length; --
said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick.
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Were it as thick as is a branched oak. --Chaucer.
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My little finger shall be thicker than my father's
loins. --1 Kings xii.
10.
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2. Having more depth or extent from one surface to its
opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick
plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck.
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3. Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used
figuratively; as, thick darkness.
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Make the gruel thick and slab. --Shak.
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4. Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty;
as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.
"In a thick, misty day." --Sir W. Scott.
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5. Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set;
following in quick succession; frequently recurring.
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The people were gathered thick together. --Luke xi.
29.
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Black was the forest; thick with beech it stood.
--Dryden.
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6. Not having due distinction of syllables, or good
articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.
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7. Deep; profound; as, thick sleep. [R.] --Shak.
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8. Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing. --Shak.
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His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible.
--Shak.
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9. Intimate; very friendly; familiar. [Colloq.]
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We have been thick ever since. --T. Hughes.
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Note: Thick is often used in the formation of compounds, most
of which are self-explaining; as, thick-barred,
thick-bodied, thick-coming, thick-cut, thick-flying,
thick-growing, thick-leaved, thick-lipped,
thick-necked, thick-planted, thick-ribbed,
thick-shelled, thick-woven, and the like.
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Thick register. (Phon.) See the Note under Register, n.,
7.
Thick stuff (Naut.), all plank that is more than four
inches thick and less than twelve. --J. Knowles.
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Syn: Dense; close; compact; solid; gross; coarse.
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Thick wind
(gcide) | Thick wind \Thick" wind`\ (Far.)
A defect of respiration in a horse, that is unassociated with
noise in breathing or with the signs of emphysema.
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Thick-and-thin block
(gcide) | Thick \Thick\, n.
1. The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.
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In the thick of the dust and smoke. --Knolles.
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2. A thicket; as, gloomy thicks. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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Through the thick they heard one rudely rush.
--Spenser.
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He through a little window cast his sight
Through thick of bars, that gave a scanty light.
--Dryden.
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Thick-and-thin block (Naut.), a fiddle block. See under
Fiddle.
Through thick and thin, through all obstacles and
difficulties, both great and small.
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Through thick and thin she followed him. --Hudibras.
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He became the panegyrist, through thick and thin, of
a military frenzy. --Coleridge.
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Thickbill
(gcide) | Thickbill \Thick"bill`\, n.
The bullfinch. [Prov. Eng.]
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Thicken
(gcide) | Thicken \Thick"en\, v. i.
To become thick. "Thy luster thickens when he shines by."
--Shak.
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The press of people thickens to the court. --Dryden.
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The combat thickens, like the storm that flies.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]Thicken \Thick"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thickened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Thickening.]
To make thick (in any sense of the word). Specifically:
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(a) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.
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(b) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken
cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men.
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(c) To strengthen; to confirm. [Obs.]
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And this may to thicken other proofs. --Shak.
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(d) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.
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Thickened
(gcide) | Thicken \Thick"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thickened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Thickening.]
To make thick (in any sense of the word). Specifically:
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(a) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.
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(b) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken
cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men.
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(c) To strengthen; to confirm. [Obs.]
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And this may to thicken other proofs. --Shak.
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(d) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.
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Thickening
(gcide) | Thickening \Thick"en*ing\, n.
Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker.
[1913 Webster]Thicken \Thick"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thickened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Thickening.]
To make thick (in any sense of the word). Specifically:
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(a) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.
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(b) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken
cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men.
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(c) To strengthen; to confirm. [Obs.]
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And this may to thicken other proofs. --Shak.
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(d) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.
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Thicker
(gcide) | Thick \Thick\ (th[i^]k), a. [Compar. Thicker (-[~e]r); superl.
Thickest.] [OE. thicke, AS. [thorn]icce; akin to D. dik,
OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G. dick thick, Icel.
[thorn]ykkr, [thorn]j["o]kkr, and probably to Gael. & Ir.
tiugh. Cf. Tight.]
1. Measuring in the third dimension other than length and
breadth, or in general dimension other than length; --
said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick.
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Were it as thick as is a branched oak. --Chaucer.
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My little finger shall be thicker than my father's
loins. --1 Kings xii.
10.
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2. Having more depth or extent from one surface to its
opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick
plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck.
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3. Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used
figuratively; as, thick darkness.
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Make the gruel thick and slab. --Shak.
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4. Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty;
as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.
"In a thick, misty day." --Sir W. Scott.
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5. Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set;
following in quick succession; frequently recurring.
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The people were gathered thick together. --Luke xi.
29.
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Black was the forest; thick with beech it stood.
--Dryden.
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6. Not having due distinction of syllables, or good
articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.
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7. Deep; profound; as, thick sleep. [R.] --Shak.
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8. Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing. --Shak.
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His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible.
--Shak.
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9. Intimate; very friendly; familiar. [Colloq.]
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We have been thick ever since. --T. Hughes.
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Note: Thick is often used in the formation of compounds, most
of which are self-explaining; as, thick-barred,
thick-bodied, thick-coming, thick-cut, thick-flying,
thick-growing, thick-leaved, thick-lipped,
thick-necked, thick-planted, thick-ribbed,
thick-shelled, thick-woven, and the like.
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Thick register. (Phon.) See the Note under Register, n.,
7.
Thick stuff (Naut.), all plank that is more than four
inches thick and less than twelve. --J. Knowles.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Dense; close; compact; solid; gross; coarse.
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Thickest
(gcide) | Thick \Thick\ (th[i^]k), a. [Compar. Thicker (-[~e]r); superl.
Thickest.] [OE. thicke, AS. [thorn]icce; akin to D. dik,
OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G. dick thick, Icel.
[thorn]ykkr, [thorn]j["o]kkr, and probably to Gael. & Ir.
tiugh. Cf. Tight.]
1. Measuring in the third dimension other than length and
breadth, or in general dimension other than length; --
said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick.
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Were it as thick as is a branched oak. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
My little finger shall be thicker than my father's
loins. --1 Kings xii.
10.
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2. Having more depth or extent from one surface to its
opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick
plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck.
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3. Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used
figuratively; as, thick darkness.
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Make the gruel thick and slab. --Shak.
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4. Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty;
as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.
"In a thick, misty day." --Sir W. Scott.
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5. Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set;
following in quick succession; frequently recurring.
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The people were gathered thick together. --Luke xi.
29.
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Black was the forest; thick with beech it stood.
--Dryden.
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6. Not having due distinction of syllables, or good
articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.
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7. Deep; profound; as, thick sleep. [R.] --Shak.
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8. Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing. --Shak.
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His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible.
--Shak.
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9. Intimate; very friendly; familiar. [Colloq.]
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We have been thick ever since. --T. Hughes.
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Note: Thick is often used in the formation of compounds, most
of which are self-explaining; as, thick-barred,
thick-bodied, thick-coming, thick-cut, thick-flying,
thick-growing, thick-leaved, thick-lipped,
thick-necked, thick-planted, thick-ribbed,
thick-shelled, thick-woven, and the like.
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Thick register. (Phon.) See the Note under Register, n.,
7.
Thick stuff (Naut.), all plank that is more than four
inches thick and less than twelve. --J. Knowles.
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Syn: Dense; close; compact; solid; gross; coarse.
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Thicket
(gcide) | Thicket \Thick"et\, n. [AS. [thorn]iccet. See Thick, a.]
A wood or a collection of trees, shrubs, etc., closely set;
as, a ram caught in a thicket. --Gen. xxii. 13.
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thickhead
(gcide) | Native \Na"tive\ (n[=a]"t[i^]v), a. [F. natif, L. nativus, fr.
nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Na["i]ve, Neif
a serf.]
1. Arising by birth; having an origin; born. [Obs.]
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Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native,
rising and vanishing again in long periods of times.
--Cudworth.
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2. Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the
place or the circumstances in which one is born; --
opposed to foreign; as, native land, language, color,
etc.
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3. Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native
inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where
used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, native
oysters, or strawberries. In the latter sense, synonymous
with domestic.
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4. Original; constituting the original substance of anything;
as, native dust. --Milton.
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5. Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one;
inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius,
cheerfulness, wit, simplicity, rights, intelligence, etc.
Having the same meaning as congenital, but typically
used for positive qualities, whereas congenital may be
used for negative qualities. See also congenital
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Courage is native to you. --Jowett
(Thucyd.).
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6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]
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the head is not more native to the heart, . . .
Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.
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7. (Min.)
(a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,
native silver, copper, gold.
(b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium
chloride.
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Native American party. See under American, a.
Native bear (Zool.), the koala.
Native bread (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of
Australia (Mylitta australis), somewhat resembling a
truffle, but much larger.
Native devil. (Zool.) Same as Tasmanian devil, under
Devil.
Native hen (Zool.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx
Mortierii}).
Native pheasant. (Zool.) See Leipoa.
Native rabbit (Zool.), an Australian marsupial ({Perameles
lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and form.
Native sloth (Zool.), the koala.
Native thrush (Zool.), an Australian singing bird
(Pachycephala olivacea); -- called also thickhead.
Native turkey (Zool.), the Australian bustard ({Choriotis
australis}); -- called also bebilya.
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Syn: Natural; natal; original; congenital.
Usage: Native, Natural, Natal. natural refers to the
nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;
native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native
country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances
of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native
talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that
which springs from the structure of the mind. Native
eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;
natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied
or artificial.
[1913 Webster]Thickhead \Thick"head`\, n.
1. A thick-headed or stupid person. [Colloq.]
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of Australian singing
birds of the genus Pachycephala. The males of some of
the species are bright-colored. Some of the species are
popularly called thrushes.
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Thickhead
(gcide) | Native \Na"tive\ (n[=a]"t[i^]v), a. [F. natif, L. nativus, fr.
nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Na["i]ve, Neif
a serf.]
1. Arising by birth; having an origin; born. [Obs.]
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Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native,
rising and vanishing again in long periods of times.
--Cudworth.
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2. Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the
place or the circumstances in which one is born; --
opposed to foreign; as, native land, language, color,
etc.
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3. Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native
inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where
used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, native
oysters, or strawberries. In the latter sense, synonymous
with domestic.
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4. Original; constituting the original substance of anything;
as, native dust. --Milton.
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5. Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one;
inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius,
cheerfulness, wit, simplicity, rights, intelligence, etc.
Having the same meaning as congenital, but typically
used for positive qualities, whereas congenital may be
used for negative qualities. See also congenital
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Courage is native to you. --Jowett
(Thucyd.).
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6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]
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the head is not more native to the heart, . . .
Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.
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7. (Min.)
(a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,
native silver, copper, gold.
(b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium
chloride.
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Native American party. See under American, a.
Native bear (Zool.), the koala.
Native bread (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of
Australia (Mylitta australis), somewhat resembling a
truffle, but much larger.
Native devil. (Zool.) Same as Tasmanian devil, under
Devil.
Native hen (Zool.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx
Mortierii}).
Native pheasant. (Zool.) See Leipoa.
Native rabbit (Zool.), an Australian marsupial ({Perameles
lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and form.
Native sloth (Zool.), the koala.
Native thrush (Zool.), an Australian singing bird
(Pachycephala olivacea); -- called also thickhead.
Native turkey (Zool.), the Australian bustard ({Choriotis
australis}); -- called also bebilya.
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Syn: Natural; natal; original; congenital.
Usage: Native, Natural, Natal. natural refers to the
nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;
native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native
country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances
of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native
talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that
which springs from the structure of the mind. Native
eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;
natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied
or artificial.
[1913 Webster]Thickhead \Thick"head`\, n.
1. A thick-headed or stupid person. [Colloq.]
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of Australian singing
birds of the genus Pachycephala. The males of some of
the species are bright-colored. Some of the species are
popularly called thrushes.
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Thick-headed
(gcide) | Thick-headed \Thick"-head`ed\, a.
Having a thick skull; stupid.
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Thickish
(gcide) | Thickish \Thick"ish\, a.
Somewhat thick.
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thick-knee
(gcide) | Stone \Stone\, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. &
OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten,
Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a
pebble. [root]167. Cf. Steen.]
1. Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular
mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy
threw a stone; pebbles are rounded stones. "Dumb as a
stone." --Chaucer.
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They had brick for stone, and slime . . . for
mortar. --Gen. xi. 3.
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Note: In popular language, very large masses of stone are
called rocks; small masses are called stones; and the
finer kinds, gravel, or sand, or grains of sand. Stone
is much and widely used in the construction of
buildings of all kinds, for walls, fences, piers,
abutments, arches, monuments, sculpture, and the like.
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2. A precious stone; a gem. "Many a rich stone." --Chaucer.
"Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels." --Shak.
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3. Something made of stone. Specifically:
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(a) The glass of a mirror; a mirror. [Obs.]
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Lend me a looking-glass;
If that her breath will mist or stain the stone,
Why, then she lives. --Shak.
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(b) A monument to the dead; a gravestone. --Gray.
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Should some relenting eye
Glance on the where our cold relics lie. --Pope.
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4. (Med.) A calculous concretion, especially one in the
kidneys or bladder; the disease arising from a calculus.
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5. One of the testes; a testicle. --Shak.
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6. (Bot.) The hard endocarp of drupes; as, the stone of a
cherry or peach. See Illust. of Endocarp.
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7. A weight which legally is fourteen pounds, but in practice
varies with the article weighed. [Eng.]
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Note: The stone of butchers' meat or fish is reckoned at 8
lbs.; of cheese, 16 lbs.; of hemp, 32 lbs.; of glass, 5
lbs.
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8. Fig.: Symbol of hardness and insensibility; torpidness;
insensibility; as, a heart of stone.
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I have not yet forgot myself to stone. --Pope.
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9. (Print.) A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of
stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a
book, newspaper, etc., before printing; -- called also
imposing stone.
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Note: Stone is used adjectively or in composition with other
words to denote made of stone, containing a stone or
stones, employed on stone, or, more generally, of or
pertaining to stone or stones; as, stone fruit, or
stone-fruit; stone-hammer, or stone hammer; stone
falcon, or stone-falcon. Compounded with some
adjectives it denotes a degree of the quality expressed
by the adjective equal to that possessed by a stone;
as, stone-dead, stone-blind, stone-cold, stone-still,
etc.
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Atlantic stone, ivory. [Obs.] "Citron tables, or Atlantic
stone." --Milton.
Bowing stone. Same as Cromlech. --Encyc. Brit.
Meteoric stones, stones which fall from the atmosphere, as
after the explosion of a meteor.
Philosopher's stone. See under Philosopher.
Rocking stone. See Rocking-stone.
Stone age, a supposed prehistoric age of the world when
stone and bone were habitually used as the materials for
weapons and tools; -- called also flint age. The {bronze
age} succeeded to this.
Stone bass (Zool.), any one of several species of marine
food fishes of the genus Serranus and allied genera, as
Serranus Couchii, and Polyprion cernium of Europe; --
called also sea perch.
Stone biter (Zool.), the wolf fish.
Stone boiling, a method of boiling water or milk by
dropping hot stones into it, -- in use among savages.
--Tylor.
Stone borer (Zool.), any animal that bores stones;
especially, one of certain bivalve mollusks which burrow
in limestone. See Lithodomus, and Saxicava.
Stone bramble (Bot.), a European trailing species of
bramble (Rubus saxatilis).
Stone-break. [Cf. G. steinbrech.] (Bot.) Any plant of the
genus Saxifraga; saxifrage.
Stone bruise, a sore spot on the bottom of the foot, from a
bruise by a stone.
Stone canal. (Zool.) Same as Sand canal, under Sand.
Stone cat (Zool.), any one of several species of small
fresh-water North American catfishes of the genus
Noturus. They have sharp pectoral spines with which they
inflict painful wounds.
Stone coal, hard coal; mineral coal; anthracite coal.
Stone coral (Zool.), any hard calcareous coral.
Stone crab. (Zool.)
(a) A large crab (Menippe mercenaria) found on the
southern coast of the United States and much used as
food.
(b) A European spider crab (Lithodes maia).
Stone crawfish (Zool.), a European crawfish ({Astacus
torrentium}), by many writers considered only a variety of
the common species (Astacus fluviatilis).
Stone curlew. (Zool.)
(a) A large plover found in Europe ({Edicnemus
crepitans}). It frequents stony places. Called also
thick-kneed plover or bustard, and thick-knee.
(b) The whimbrel. [Prov. Eng.]
(c) The willet. [Local, U.S.]
Stone crush. Same as Stone bruise, above.
Stone eater. (Zool.) Same as Stone borer, above.
Stone falcon (Zool.), the merlin.
Stone fern (Bot.), a European fern (Asplenium Ceterach)
which grows on rocks and walls.
Stone fly (Zool.), any one of many species of
pseudoneuropterous insects of the genus Perla and allied
genera; a perlid. They are often used by anglers for bait.
The larvae are aquatic.
Stone fruit (Bot.), any fruit with a stony endocarp; a
drupe, as a peach, plum, or cherry.
Stone grig (Zool.), the mud lamprey, or pride.
Stone hammer, a hammer formed with a face at one end, and a
thick, blunt edge, parallel with the handle, at the other,
-- used for breaking stone.
Stone hawk (Zool.), the merlin; -- so called from its habit
of sitting on bare stones.
Stone jar, a jar made of stoneware.
Stone lily (Paleon.), a fossil crinoid.
Stone lugger. (Zool.) See Stone roller, below.
Stone marten (Zool.), a European marten (Mustela foina)
allied to the pine marten, but having a white throat; --
called also beech marten.
Stone mason, a mason who works or builds in stone.
Stone-mortar (Mil.), a kind of large mortar formerly used
in sieges for throwing a mass of small stones short
distances.
Stone oil, rock oil, petroleum.
Stone parsley (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant ({Seseli
Labanotis}). See under Parsley.
Stone pine. (Bot.) A nut pine. See the Note under Pine,
and Pi[~n]on.
Stone pit, a quarry where stones are dug.
Stone pitch, hard, inspissated pitch.
Stone plover. (Zool.)
(a) The European stone curlew.
(b) Any one of several species of Asiatic plovers of the
genus Esacus; as, the large stone plover ({Esacus
recurvirostris}).
(c) The gray or black-bellied plover. [Prov. Eng.]
(d) The ringed plover.
(e) The bar-tailed godwit. [Prov. Eng.] Also applied to
other species of limicoline birds.
Stone roller. (Zool.)
(a) An American fresh-water fish (Catostomus nigricans)
of the Sucker family. Its color is yellowish olive,
often with dark blotches. Called also stone lugger,
stone toter, hog sucker, hog mullet.
(b) A common American cyprinoid fish ({Campostoma
anomalum}); -- called also stone lugger.
Stone's cast, or Stone's throw, the distance to which a
stone may be thrown by the hand; as, they live a stone's
throw from each other.
Stone snipe (Zool.), the greater yellowlegs, or tattler.
[Local, U.S.]
Stone toter. (Zool.)
(a) See Stone roller
(a), above.
(b) A cyprinoid fish (Exoglossum maxillingua) found in
the rivers from Virginia to New York. It has a
three-lobed lower lip; -- called also cutlips.
To leave no stone unturned, to do everything that can be
done; to use all practicable means to effect an object.
[1913 Webster]Thick-knee \Thick"-knee`\, n. (Zool.)
A stone curlew. See under Stone.
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Thick-knee
(gcide) | Stone \Stone\, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. &
OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten,
Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a
pebble. [root]167. Cf. Steen.]
1. Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular
mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy
threw a stone; pebbles are rounded stones. "Dumb as a
stone." --Chaucer.
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They had brick for stone, and slime . . . for
mortar. --Gen. xi. 3.
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Note: In popular language, very large masses of stone are
called rocks; small masses are called stones; and the
finer kinds, gravel, or sand, or grains of sand. Stone
is much and widely used in the construction of
buildings of all kinds, for walls, fences, piers,
abutments, arches, monuments, sculpture, and the like.
[1913 Webster]
2. A precious stone; a gem. "Many a rich stone." --Chaucer.
"Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
3. Something made of stone. Specifically:
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(a) The glass of a mirror; a mirror. [Obs.]
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Lend me a looking-glass;
If that her breath will mist or stain the stone,
Why, then she lives. --Shak.
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(b) A monument to the dead; a gravestone. --Gray.
[1913 Webster]
Should some relenting eye
Glance on the where our cold relics lie. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Med.) A calculous concretion, especially one in the
kidneys or bladder; the disease arising from a calculus.
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5. One of the testes; a testicle. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
6. (Bot.) The hard endocarp of drupes; as, the stone of a
cherry or peach. See Illust. of Endocarp.
[1913 Webster]
7. A weight which legally is fourteen pounds, but in practice
varies with the article weighed. [Eng.]
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Note: The stone of butchers' meat or fish is reckoned at 8
lbs.; of cheese, 16 lbs.; of hemp, 32 lbs.; of glass, 5
lbs.
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8. Fig.: Symbol of hardness and insensibility; torpidness;
insensibility; as, a heart of stone.
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I have not yet forgot myself to stone. --Pope.
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9. (Print.) A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of
stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a
book, newspaper, etc., before printing; -- called also
imposing stone.
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Note: Stone is used adjectively or in composition with other
words to denote made of stone, containing a stone or
stones, employed on stone, or, more generally, of or
pertaining to stone or stones; as, stone fruit, or
stone-fruit; stone-hammer, or stone hammer; stone
falcon, or stone-falcon. Compounded with some
adjectives it denotes a degree of the quality expressed
by the adjective equal to that possessed by a stone;
as, stone-dead, stone-blind, stone-cold, stone-still,
etc.
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Atlantic stone, ivory. [Obs.] "Citron tables, or Atlantic
stone." --Milton.
Bowing stone. Same as Cromlech. --Encyc. Brit.
Meteoric stones, stones which fall from the atmosphere, as
after the explosion of a meteor.
Philosopher's stone. See under Philosopher.
Rocking stone. See Rocking-stone.
Stone age, a supposed prehistoric age of the world when
stone and bone were habitually used as the materials for
weapons and tools; -- called also flint age. The {bronze
age} succeeded to this.
Stone bass (Zool.), any one of several species of marine
food fishes of the genus Serranus and allied genera, as
Serranus Couchii, and Polyprion cernium of Europe; --
called also sea perch.
Stone biter (Zool.), the wolf fish.
Stone boiling, a method of boiling water or milk by
dropping hot stones into it, -- in use among savages.
--Tylor.
Stone borer (Zool.), any animal that bores stones;
especially, one of certain bivalve mollusks which burrow
in limestone. See Lithodomus, and Saxicava.
Stone bramble (Bot.), a European trailing species of
bramble (Rubus saxatilis).
Stone-break. [Cf. G. steinbrech.] (Bot.) Any plant of the
genus Saxifraga; saxifrage.
Stone bruise, a sore spot on the bottom of the foot, from a
bruise by a stone.
Stone canal. (Zool.) Same as Sand canal, under Sand.
Stone cat (Zool.), any one of several species of small
fresh-water North American catfishes of the genus
Noturus. They have sharp pectoral spines with which they
inflict painful wounds.
Stone coal, hard coal; mineral coal; anthracite coal.
Stone coral (Zool.), any hard calcareous coral.
Stone crab. (Zool.)
(a) A large crab (Menippe mercenaria) found on the
southern coast of the United States and much used as
food.
(b) A European spider crab (Lithodes maia).
Stone crawfish (Zool.), a European crawfish ({Astacus
torrentium}), by many writers considered only a variety of
the common species (Astacus fluviatilis).
Stone curlew. (Zool.)
(a) A large plover found in Europe ({Edicnemus
crepitans}). It frequents stony places. Called also
thick-kneed plover or bustard, and thick-knee.
(b) The whimbrel. [Prov. Eng.]
(c) The willet. [Local, U.S.]
Stone crush. Same as Stone bruise, above.
Stone eater. (Zool.) Same as Stone borer, above.
Stone falcon (Zool.), the merlin.
Stone fern (Bot.), a European fern (Asplenium Ceterach)
which grows on rocks and walls.
Stone fly (Zool.), any one of many species of
pseudoneuropterous insects of the genus Perla and allied
genera; a perlid. They are often used by anglers for bait.
The larvae are aquatic.
Stone fruit (Bot.), any fruit with a stony endocarp; a
drupe, as a peach, plum, or cherry.
Stone grig (Zool.), the mud lamprey, or pride.
Stone hammer, a hammer formed with a face at one end, and a
thick, blunt edge, parallel with the handle, at the other,
-- used for breaking stone.
Stone hawk (Zool.), the merlin; -- so called from its habit
of sitting on bare stones.
Stone jar, a jar made of stoneware.
Stone lily (Paleon.), a fossil crinoid.
Stone lugger. (Zool.) See Stone roller, below.
Stone marten (Zool.), a European marten (Mustela foina)
allied to the pine marten, but having a white throat; --
called also beech marten.
Stone mason, a mason who works or builds in stone.
Stone-mortar (Mil.), a kind of large mortar formerly used
in sieges for throwing a mass of small stones short
distances.
Stone oil, rock oil, petroleum.
Stone parsley (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant ({Seseli
Labanotis}). See under Parsley.
Stone pine. (Bot.) A nut pine. See the Note under Pine,
and Pi[~n]on.
Stone pit, a quarry where stones are dug.
Stone pitch, hard, inspissated pitch.
Stone plover. (Zool.)
(a) The European stone curlew.
(b) Any one of several species of Asiatic plovers of the
genus Esacus; as, the large stone plover ({Esacus
recurvirostris}).
(c) The gray or black-bellied plover. [Prov. Eng.]
(d) The ringed plover.
(e) The bar-tailed godwit. [Prov. Eng.] Also applied to
other species of limicoline birds.
Stone roller. (Zool.)
(a) An American fresh-water fish (Catostomus nigricans)
of the Sucker family. Its color is yellowish olive,
often with dark blotches. Called also stone lugger,
stone toter, hog sucker, hog mullet.
(b) A common American cyprinoid fish ({Campostoma
anomalum}); -- called also stone lugger.
Stone's cast, or Stone's throw, the distance to which a
stone may be thrown by the hand; as, they live a stone's
throw from each other.
Stone snipe (Zool.), the greater yellowlegs, or tattler.
[Local, U.S.]
Stone toter. (Zool.)
(a) See Stone roller
(a), above.
(b) A cyprinoid fish (Exoglossum maxillingua) found in
the rivers from Virginia to New York. It has a
three-lobed lower lip; -- called also cutlips.
To leave no stone unturned, to do everything that can be
done; to use all practicable means to effect an object.
[1913 Webster]Thick-knee \Thick"-knee`\, n. (Zool.)
A stone curlew. See under Stone.
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thick-kneed plover
(gcide) | Stone \Stone\, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. &
OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten,
Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a
pebble. [root]167. Cf. Steen.]
1. Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular
mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy
threw a stone; pebbles are rounded stones. "Dumb as a
stone." --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
They had brick for stone, and slime . . . for
mortar. --Gen. xi. 3.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In popular language, very large masses of stone are
called rocks; small masses are called stones; and the
finer kinds, gravel, or sand, or grains of sand. Stone
is much and widely used in the construction of
buildings of all kinds, for walls, fences, piers,
abutments, arches, monuments, sculpture, and the like.
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2. A precious stone; a gem. "Many a rich stone." --Chaucer.
"Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels." --Shak.
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3. Something made of stone. Specifically:
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(a) The glass of a mirror; a mirror. [Obs.]
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Lend me a looking-glass;
If that her breath will mist or stain the stone,
Why, then she lives. --Shak.
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(b) A monument to the dead; a gravestone. --Gray.
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Should some relenting eye
Glance on the where our cold relics lie. --Pope.
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4. (Med.) A calculous concretion, especially one in the
kidneys or bladder; the disease arising from a calculus.
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5. One of the testes; a testicle. --Shak.
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6. (Bot.) The hard endocarp of drupes; as, the stone of a
cherry or peach. See Illust. of Endocarp.
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7. A weight which legally is fourteen pounds, but in practice
varies with the article weighed. [Eng.]
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Note: The stone of butchers' meat or fish is reckoned at 8
lbs.; of cheese, 16 lbs.; of hemp, 32 lbs.; of glass, 5
lbs.
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8. Fig.: Symbol of hardness and insensibility; torpidness;
insensibility; as, a heart of stone.
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I have not yet forgot myself to stone. --Pope.
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9. (Print.) A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of
stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a
book, newspaper, etc., before printing; -- called also
imposing stone.
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Note: Stone is used adjectively or in composition with other
words to denote made of stone, containing a stone or
stones, employed on stone, or, more generally, of or
pertaining to stone or stones; as, stone fruit, or
stone-fruit; stone-hammer, or stone hammer; stone
falcon, or stone-falcon. Compounded with some
adjectives it denotes a degree of the quality expressed
by the adjective equal to that possessed by a stone;
as, stone-dead, stone-blind, stone-cold, stone-still,
etc.
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Atlantic stone, ivory. [Obs.] "Citron tables, or Atlantic
stone." --Milton.
Bowing stone. Same as Cromlech. --Encyc. Brit.
Meteoric stones, stones which fall from the atmosphere, as
after the explosion of a meteor.
Philosopher's stone. See under Philosopher.
Rocking stone. See Rocking-stone.
Stone age, a supposed prehistoric age of the world when
stone and bone were habitually used as the materials for
weapons and tools; -- called also flint age. The {bronze
age} succeeded to this.
Stone bass (Zool.), any one of several species of marine
food fishes of the genus Serranus and allied genera, as
Serranus Couchii, and Polyprion cernium of Europe; --
called also sea perch.
Stone biter (Zool.), the wolf fish.
Stone boiling, a method of boiling water or milk by
dropping hot stones into it, -- in use among savages.
--Tylor.
Stone borer (Zool.), any animal that bores stones;
especially, one of certain bivalve mollusks which burrow
in limestone. See Lithodomus, and Saxicava.
Stone bramble (Bot.), a European trailing species of
bramble (Rubus saxatilis).
Stone-break. [Cf. G. steinbrech.] (Bot.) Any plant of the
genus Saxifraga; saxifrage.
Stone bruise, a sore spot on the bottom of the foot, from a
bruise by a stone.
Stone canal. (Zool.) Same as Sand canal, under Sand.
Stone cat (Zool.), any one of several species of small
fresh-water North American catfishes of the genus
Noturus. They have sharp pectoral spines with which they
inflict painful wounds.
Stone coal, hard coal; mineral coal; anthracite coal.
Stone coral (Zool.), any hard calcareous coral.
Stone crab. (Zool.)
(a) A large crab (Menippe mercenaria) found on the
southern coast of the United States and much used as
food.
(b) A European spider crab (Lithodes maia).
Stone crawfish (Zool.), a European crawfish ({Astacus
torrentium}), by many writers considered only a variety of
the common species (Astacus fluviatilis).
Stone curlew. (Zool.)
(a) A large plover found in Europe ({Edicnemus
crepitans}). It frequents stony places. Called also
thick-kneed plover or bustard, and thick-knee.
(b) The whimbrel. [Prov. Eng.]
(c) The willet. [Local, U.S.]
Stone crush. Same as Stone bruise, above.
Stone eater. (Zool.) Same as Stone borer, above.
Stone falcon (Zool.), the merlin.
Stone fern (Bot.), a European fern (Asplenium Ceterach)
which grows on rocks and walls.
Stone fly (Zool.), any one of many species of
pseudoneuropterous insects of the genus Perla and allied
genera; a perlid. They are often used by anglers for bait.
The larvae are aquatic.
Stone fruit (Bot.), any fruit with a stony endocarp; a
drupe, as a peach, plum, or cherry.
Stone grig (Zool.), the mud lamprey, or pride.
Stone hammer, a hammer formed with a face at one end, and a
thick, blunt edge, parallel with the handle, at the other,
-- used for breaking stone.
Stone hawk (Zool.), the merlin; -- so called from its habit
of sitting on bare stones.
Stone jar, a jar made of stoneware.
Stone lily (Paleon.), a fossil crinoid.
Stone lugger. (Zool.) See Stone roller, below.
Stone marten (Zool.), a European marten (Mustela foina)
allied to the pine marten, but having a white throat; --
called also beech marten.
Stone mason, a mason who works or builds in stone.
Stone-mortar (Mil.), a kind of large mortar formerly used
in sieges for throwing a mass of small stones short
distances.
Stone oil, rock oil, petroleum.
Stone parsley (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant ({Seseli
Labanotis}). See under Parsley.
Stone pine. (Bot.) A nut pine. See the Note under Pine,
and Pi[~n]on.
Stone pit, a quarry where stones are dug.
Stone pitch, hard, inspissated pitch.
Stone plover. (Zool.)
(a) The European stone curlew.
(b) Any one of several species of Asiatic plovers of the
genus Esacus; as, the large stone plover ({Esacus
recurvirostris}).
(c) The gray or black-bellied plover. [Prov. Eng.]
(d) The ringed plover.
(e) The bar-tailed godwit. [Prov. Eng.] Also applied to
other species of limicoline birds.
Stone roller. (Zool.)
(a) An American fresh-water fish (Catostomus nigricans)
of the Sucker family. Its color is yellowish olive,
often with dark blotches. Called also stone lugger,
stone toter, hog sucker, hog mullet.
(b) A common American cyprinoid fish ({Campostoma
anomalum}); -- called also stone lugger.
Stone's cast, or Stone's throw, the distance to which a
stone may be thrown by the hand; as, they live a stone's
throw from each other.
Stone snipe (Zool.), the greater yellowlegs, or tattler.
[Local, U.S.]
Stone toter. (Zool.)
(a) See Stone roller
(a), above.
(b) A cyprinoid fish (Exoglossum maxillingua) found in
the rivers from Virginia to New York. It has a
three-lobed lower lip; -- called also cutlips.
To leave no stone unturned, to do everything that can be
done; to use all practicable means to effect an object.
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Thickly
(gcide) | Thickly \Thick"ly\, adv.
In a thick manner; deeply; closely.
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Thickness
(gcide) | Thickness \Thick"ness\, n. [AS. ?icnes.]
The quality or state of being thick (in any of the senses of
the adjective).
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Thickset
(gcide) | Thickset \Thick"set`\, n.
1. A close or thick hedge.
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2. A stout, twilled cotton cloth; a fustian corduroy, or
velveteen. --McElrath.
[1913 Webster]Thickset \Thick"set`\, a.
1. Close planted; as, a thickset wood; a thickset hedge.
--Dryden.
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2. Having a short, thick body; stout.
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Thickskin
(gcide) | Thickskin \Thick"skin`\, n.
A coarse, gross person; a person void of sensibility or
sinsitiveness; a dullard.
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Thick-skinned
(gcide) | Thick-skinned \Thick"-skinned`\, a.
Having a thick skin; hence, not sensitive; dull; obtuse.
--Holland.
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