slovo | definícia |
throat (encz) | throat,hrdlo Zdeněk Brož |
throat (encz) | throat,hrtan n: Zdeněk Brož |
throat (encz) | throat,chřtán n: Zdeněk Brož |
throat (encz) | throat,jícen Zdeněk Brož |
throat (encz) | throat,krk n: Zdeněk Brož |
Throat (gcide) | Throat \Throat\ (thr[=o]t), n. [OE. throte, AS. [thorn]rote,
[thorn]rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. &
D. stort. Cf. Throttle.]
1. (Anat.)
(a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the
vertebral column.
(b) Hence, the passage through it to the stomach and
lungs; the pharynx; -- sometimes restricted to the
fauces.
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I can vent clamor from my throat. --Shak.
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2. A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as,
the throat of a pitcher or vase.
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3. (Arch.) The part of a chimney between the gathering, or
portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and
the flue. --Gwilt.
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4. (Naut.)
(a) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a
staysail.
(b) That end of a gaff which is next the mast.
(c) The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the
shank. --Totten.
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5. (Shipbuilding) The inside of a timber knee.
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6. (Bot.) The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of
the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.
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Throat brails (Naut.), brails attached to the gaff close to
the mast.
Throat halyards (Naut.), halyards that raise the throat of
the gaff.
Throat pipe (Anat.), the windpipe, or trachea.
To give one the lie in his throat, to accuse one pointedly
of lying abominably.
To lie in one's throat, to lie flatly or abominably.
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Throat (gcide) | Throat \Throat\, v. t.
1. To utter in the throat; to mutter; as, to throat threats.
[Obs.] --Chapman.
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2. To mow, as beans, in a direction against their bending.
[Prov. Eng.]
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throat (wn) | throat
n 1: the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of
the neck below the chin and above the collarbone [syn:
throat, pharynx]
2: an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep
3: a passage resembling a throat in shape or function; "the
throat of the vase"; "the throat of a chimney";
4: the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's
throat |
THROAT (bouvier) | THROAT, med. jur. The anterior part of the neck. Dungl. plea. Diet. h.t.;
Coop. Dict. h.t.; 2 Good's Study of Med. 302; 1 Chit. Med. Jur. 97, n.
2. The word throat, in an indictment which charged the defendant with
murder, by "cutting the throat of the deceased," does not mean, and is not
to be confined to that part of the neck which is scientifically called the
throat, but signifies that which is commonly called the throat. 6 Carr. &
Payne, 401; S. C. 25 Eng. Com. Law Rep. 458.
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| podobné slovo | definícia |
cutthroat (mass) | cutthroat
- neľútostný, vražedný, schopný vraždy, hrdlorezcut-throat
- preťať |
earnoseandthroat doctor (mass) | ear-nose-and-throat doctor
- ORL doktor |
clear the throat (encz) | clear the throat, v: |
common yellowthroat (encz) | common yellowthroat, n: |
cut your own throat (encz) | cut your own throat,být svým nejhorším nepřítelem Zdeněk Brož |
cut-throat (encz) | cut-throat,hrdlořez |
cutthroat (encz) | cutthroat,hrdlořez n: Zdeněk Brož |
ear-nose-and-throat doctor (encz) | ear-nose-and-throat doctor,ORL lékař n: web |
greater whitethroat (encz) | greater whitethroat, n: |
lesser whitethroat (encz) | lesser whitethroat, n: |
raw throat (encz) | raw throat, n: |
ruby-throated hummingbird (encz) | ruby-throated hummingbird, |
septic sore throat (encz) | septic sore throat, n: |
shove down my throat (encz) | shove down my throat, |
sore throat (encz) | sore throat,bolení v krku Zdeněk Brož |
strep throat (encz) | strep throat, |
streptococcal sore throat (encz) | streptococcal sore throat, n: |
throat infection (encz) | throat infection, n: |
throat protector (encz) | throat protector, n: |
throat sweetbread (encz) | throat sweetbread, n: |
throat-cutting (encz) | throat-cutting,ničivý Mgr. Dita Gálová |
throated (encz) | throated, adj: |
throatily (encz) | throatily,hrdelní adj: Zdeněk Brožthroatily,chraplavě Jaroslav Šedivý |
throatiness (encz) | throatiness,chraplavost n: Zdeněk Brož |
throats (encz) | throats,hrdla n: Zdeněk Brož |
throatwort (encz) | throatwort, n: |
throaty (encz) | throaty,hrdelní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
white-throated sparrow (encz) | white-throated sparrow, n: |
whitethroat (encz) | whitethroat,pěnice popelavá n: [zoo.] lat.: sylvia cinerea Petr Kovář |
yellow-throated marten (encz) | yellow-throated marten, n: |
yellowthroat (encz) | yellowthroat, n: |
Bluethroat (gcide) | Bluethroat \Blue"throat`\, n. (Zool.)
A singing bird of northern Europe and Asia ({Cyanecula
Suecica}), related to the nightingales; -- called also
blue-throated robin and blue-throated warbler.
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Blue-throated robin (gcide) | Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally
meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;
akin to AS. hr?? glory, fame, Goth. hr?peigs victorius) +
beraht bright. See Bright, Hob a clown.] (Zool.)
(a) A small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula),
having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin
redbreast}, robinet, and ruddock.
(b) An American singing bird (Merula migratoria), having
the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are
olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also
robin redbreast, and migratory thrush.
(c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the
genera Petroica, Melanadrays, and allied genera; as,
the scarlet-breasted robin (Petroica mullticolor).
(d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.
See Indian robin, below.
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Beach robin (Zool.), the robin snipe, or knot. See Knot.
Blue-throated robin. (Zool.) See Bluethroat.
Canada robin (Zool.), the cedar bird.
Golden robin (Zool.), the Baltimore oriole.
Ground robin (Zool.), the chewink.
Indian robin (Zool.), any one of several species of Asiatic
saxoline birds of the genera Thamnobia and Pratincola.
They are mostly black, usually with some white on the
wings.
Magrie robin (Zool.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus
saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black
glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.
Ragged robin. (Bot.) See under Ragged.
Robin accentor (Zool.), a small Asiatic singing bird
(Accentor rubeculoides), somewhat resembling the
European robin.
Robin redbreast. (Zool.)
(a) The European robin.
(b) The American robin.
(c) The American bluebird.
Robin snipe. (Zool.)
(a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.
(b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.
Robin's plantain. (Bot.) See under Plantain.
Sea robin. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the
genus Prionotus. They are excellent food fishes. Called
also wingfish. The name is also applied to a European
gurnard.
(b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]
Water robin (Zool.), a redstart (Ruticulla fuliginosa),
native of India.
[1913 Webster]Bluethroat \Blue"throat`\, n. (Zool.)
A singing bird of northern Europe and Asia ({Cyanecula
Suecica}), related to the nightingales; -- called also
blue-throated robin and blue-throated warbler.
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blue-throated robin (gcide) | Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally
meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;
akin to AS. hr?? glory, fame, Goth. hr?peigs victorius) +
beraht bright. See Bright, Hob a clown.] (Zool.)
(a) A small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula),
having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin
redbreast}, robinet, and ruddock.
(b) An American singing bird (Merula migratoria), having
the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are
olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also
robin redbreast, and migratory thrush.
(c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the
genera Petroica, Melanadrays, and allied genera; as,
the scarlet-breasted robin (Petroica mullticolor).
(d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.
See Indian robin, below.
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Beach robin (Zool.), the robin snipe, or knot. See Knot.
Blue-throated robin. (Zool.) See Bluethroat.
Canada robin (Zool.), the cedar bird.
Golden robin (Zool.), the Baltimore oriole.
Ground robin (Zool.), the chewink.
Indian robin (Zool.), any one of several species of Asiatic
saxoline birds of the genera Thamnobia and Pratincola.
They are mostly black, usually with some white on the
wings.
Magrie robin (Zool.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus
saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black
glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.
Ragged robin. (Bot.) See under Ragged.
Robin accentor (Zool.), a small Asiatic singing bird
(Accentor rubeculoides), somewhat resembling the
European robin.
Robin redbreast. (Zool.)
(a) The European robin.
(b) The American robin.
(c) The American bluebird.
Robin snipe. (Zool.)
(a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.
(b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.
Robin's plantain. (Bot.) See under Plantain.
Sea robin. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the
genus Prionotus. They are excellent food fishes. Called
also wingfish. The name is also applied to a European
gurnard.
(b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]
Water robin (Zool.), a redstart (Ruticulla fuliginosa),
native of India.
[1913 Webster]Bluethroat \Blue"throat`\, n. (Zool.)
A singing bird of northern Europe and Asia ({Cyanecula
Suecica}), related to the nightingales; -- called also
blue-throated robin and blue-throated warbler.
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blue-throated warbler (gcide) | Bluethroat \Blue"throat`\, n. (Zool.)
A singing bird of northern Europe and Asia ({Cyanecula
Suecica}), related to the nightingales; -- called also
blue-throated robin and blue-throated warbler.
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Cutthroat (gcide) | Cutthroat \Cut"throat`\ (k[u^]t"thr[=o]t`), n.
One who cuts throats; a murderer; an assassin.
[1913 Webster]Cutthroat \Cut"throat`\, a.
1. Murderous; cruel; barbarous.
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2. Ruthless; conducted without restraint; as, cutthroat
competition.
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cutthroat trout (gcide) | Mykiss \My"kiss\, n. [Russ. muikize, prob. fr. a native name.]
(Zool.)
A salmon (Salmo mykiss, syn. Salmo purpuratus) marked
with black spots and a red throat, found in most of the
rivers from Alaska to the Colorado River, and in Siberia; --
called also black-spotted trout, cutthroat trout, and
redthroat trout.
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garden whitethroat (gcide) | Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the
common European species (Sylvia cinerea), called also
strawsmear, nettlebird, muff, and whitecap, the
garden whitethroat, or golden warbler ({Sylvia
hortensis}), and the lesser whitethroat (Sylvia curruca).
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lesser whitethroat (gcide) | Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the
common European species (Sylvia cinerea), called also
strawsmear, nettlebird, muff, and whitecap, the
garden whitethroat, or golden warbler ({Sylvia
hortensis}), and the lesser whitethroat (Sylvia curruca).
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Malignant sore throat (gcide) | Sore \Sore\, a. [Compar. Sorer; superl. Sorest.] [OE. sor,
sar, AS. s[=a]r; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s?r, G. sehr
very, Icel. s[=a]rr, Sw. s[*a]r, Goth. sair pain. Cf.
Sorry.]
1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure;
inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a
sore hand.
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2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed;
very susceptible of irritation.
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Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious,
and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy.
--Tillotson.
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3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore
evil or calamity. --Shak.
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4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Sore throat (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils;
pharyngitis. See Cynanche.
Malignant sore throat, Ulcerated sore throat or {Putrid
sore throat}. See Angina, and under Putrid.
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Putrid sore throat (gcide) | Sore \Sore\, a. [Compar. Sorer; superl. Sorest.] [OE. sor,
sar, AS. s[=a]r; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s?r, G. sehr
very, Icel. s[=a]rr, Sw. s[*a]r, Goth. sair pain. Cf.
Sorry.]
1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure;
inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a
sore hand.
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2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed;
very susceptible of irritation.
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Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious,
and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy.
--Tillotson.
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3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore
evil or calamity. --Shak.
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4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Sore throat (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils;
pharyngitis. See Cynanche.
Malignant sore throat, Ulcerated sore throat or {Putrid
sore throat}. See Angina, and under Putrid.
[1913 Webster]Putrid \Pu"trid\, a. [L. putridus, fr. putrere to be rotten, fr.
puter, or putris, rotten, fr. putere to stink, to be rotten:
cf. F. putride. See Pus, Foul, a.]
1. Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; --
said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See
Putrefaction.
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2. Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or
vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell.
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Putrid fever (Med.), typhus fever; -- so called from the
decomposing and offensive state of the discharges and
diseased textures of the body.
Putrid sore throat (Med.), a gangrenous inflammation of the
fauces and pharynx.
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Redthroat (gcide) | Redthroat \Red"throat`\ (r?d"thr?t`), n. (Zool.)
A small Australian singing bird (Phyrrholaemus brunneus).
The upper parts are brown, the center of the throat red.
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redthroat trout (gcide) | Mykiss \My"kiss\, n. [Russ. muikize, prob. fr. a native name.]
(Zool.)
A salmon (Salmo mykiss, syn. Salmo purpuratus) marked
with black spots and a red throat, found in most of the
rivers from Alaska to the Colorado River, and in Siberia; --
called also black-spotted trout, cutthroat trout, and
redthroat trout.
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ruby-throat (gcide) | hummingbird \hummingbird\, humming bird \humming bird\n.
(Zool.),
any bird of the family Trochilid[ae], of which over one
hundred genera are known, including about four hundred
species. They are found only in America and are most abundant
in the tropics. They are mostly of very small size with long
slender bills adapted to sucking nectar from flowers, and are
noted for the very brilliant iridescent colors of their
plumage and their peculiar habit of hovering about flowers
while vibrating their wings very rapidly with a humming
noise; the wings are specialized for hovering flight, but
they can also dart forward and fly quite rapidly. They feed
both upon the nectar of flowers and upon small insects. The
common humming bird or ruby-throat of the Eastern United
States is Trochilus colubris. Several other species are
found in the Western United States. See Calliope, and
Ruby-throat.
[1913 Webster]Rubythroat \Ru"by*throat`\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of humming birds belonging to
Trochilus, Calypte, Stellula, and allies, in which the
male has on the throat a brilliant patch of red feathers
having metallic reflections; esp., the common humming bird of
the Eastern United States (Trochilus colubris).
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Rubythroat (gcide) | hummingbird \hummingbird\, humming bird \humming bird\n.
(Zool.),
any bird of the family Trochilid[ae], of which over one
hundred genera are known, including about four hundred
species. They are found only in America and are most abundant
in the tropics. They are mostly of very small size with long
slender bills adapted to sucking nectar from flowers, and are
noted for the very brilliant iridescent colors of their
plumage and their peculiar habit of hovering about flowers
while vibrating their wings very rapidly with a humming
noise; the wings are specialized for hovering flight, but
they can also dart forward and fly quite rapidly. They feed
both upon the nectar of flowers and upon small insects. The
common humming bird or ruby-throat of the Eastern United
States is Trochilus colubris. Several other species are
found in the Western United States. See Calliope, and
Ruby-throat.
[1913 Webster]Rubythroat \Ru"by*throat`\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of humming birds belonging to
Trochilus, Calypte, Stellula, and allies, in which the
male has on the throat a brilliant patch of red feathers
having metallic reflections; esp., the common humming bird of
the Eastern United States (Trochilus colubris).
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Sore throat (gcide) | Sore \Sore\, a. [Compar. Sorer; superl. Sorest.] [OE. sor,
sar, AS. s[=a]r; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s?r, G. sehr
very, Icel. s[=a]rr, Sw. s[*a]r, Goth. sair pain. Cf.
Sorry.]
1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure;
inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a
sore hand.
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2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed;
very susceptible of irritation.
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Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious,
and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy.
--Tillotson.
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3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore
evil or calamity. --Shak.
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4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Sore throat (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils;
pharyngitis. See Cynanche.
Malignant sore throat, Ulcerated sore throat or {Putrid
sore throat}. See Angina, and under Putrid.
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Starthroat (gcide) | Starthroat \Star"throat`\ (st[aum]r"thr[=o]t`), n. (Zool.)
Any humming bird of the genus Heliomaster. The feathers of
the throat have a brilliant metallic luster.
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Throat (gcide) | Throat \Throat\ (thr[=o]t), n. [OE. throte, AS. [thorn]rote,
[thorn]rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. &
D. stort. Cf. Throttle.]
1. (Anat.)
(a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the
vertebral column.
(b) Hence, the passage through it to the stomach and
lungs; the pharynx; -- sometimes restricted to the
fauces.
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I can vent clamor from my throat. --Shak.
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2. A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as,
the throat of a pitcher or vase.
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3. (Arch.) The part of a chimney between the gathering, or
portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and
the flue. --Gwilt.
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4. (Naut.)
(a) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a
staysail.
(b) That end of a gaff which is next the mast.
(c) The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the
shank. --Totten.
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5. (Shipbuilding) The inside of a timber knee.
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6. (Bot.) The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of
the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.
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Throat brails (Naut.), brails attached to the gaff close to
the mast.
Throat halyards (Naut.), halyards that raise the throat of
the gaff.
Throat pipe (Anat.), the windpipe, or trachea.
To give one the lie in his throat, to accuse one pointedly
of lying abominably.
To lie in one's throat, to lie flatly or abominably.
[1913 Webster]Throat \Throat\, v. t.
1. To utter in the throat; to mutter; as, to throat threats.
[Obs.] --Chapman.
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2. To mow, as beans, in a direction against their bending.
[Prov. Eng.]
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Throat brails (gcide) | Throat \Throat\ (thr[=o]t), n. [OE. throte, AS. [thorn]rote,
[thorn]rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. &
D. stort. Cf. Throttle.]
1. (Anat.)
(a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the
vertebral column.
(b) Hence, the passage through it to the stomach and
lungs; the pharynx; -- sometimes restricted to the
fauces.
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I can vent clamor from my throat. --Shak.
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2. A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as,
the throat of a pitcher or vase.
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3. (Arch.) The part of a chimney between the gathering, or
portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and
the flue. --Gwilt.
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4. (Naut.)
(a) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a
staysail.
(b) That end of a gaff which is next the mast.
(c) The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the
shank. --Totten.
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5. (Shipbuilding) The inside of a timber knee.
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6. (Bot.) The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of
the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.
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Throat brails (Naut.), brails attached to the gaff close to
the mast.
Throat halyards (Naut.), halyards that raise the throat of
the gaff.
Throat pipe (Anat.), the windpipe, or trachea.
To give one the lie in his throat, to accuse one pointedly
of lying abominably.
To lie in one's throat, to lie flatly or abominably.
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Throat halyards (gcide) | Throat \Throat\ (thr[=o]t), n. [OE. throte, AS. [thorn]rote,
[thorn]rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. &
D. stort. Cf. Throttle.]
1. (Anat.)
(a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the
vertebral column.
(b) Hence, the passage through it to the stomach and
lungs; the pharynx; -- sometimes restricted to the
fauces.
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I can vent clamor from my throat. --Shak.
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2. A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as,
the throat of a pitcher or vase.
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3. (Arch.) The part of a chimney between the gathering, or
portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and
the flue. --Gwilt.
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4. (Naut.)
(a) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a
staysail.
(b) That end of a gaff which is next the mast.
(c) The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the
shank. --Totten.
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5. (Shipbuilding) The inside of a timber knee.
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6. (Bot.) The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of
the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.
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Throat brails (Naut.), brails attached to the gaff close to
the mast.
Throat halyards (Naut.), halyards that raise the throat of
the gaff.
Throat pipe (Anat.), the windpipe, or trachea.
To give one the lie in his throat, to accuse one pointedly
of lying abominably.
To lie in one's throat, to lie flatly or abominably.
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Throat pipe (gcide) | Throat \Throat\ (thr[=o]t), n. [OE. throte, AS. [thorn]rote,
[thorn]rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. &
D. stort. Cf. Throttle.]
1. (Anat.)
(a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the
vertebral column.
(b) Hence, the passage through it to the stomach and
lungs; the pharynx; -- sometimes restricted to the
fauces.
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I can vent clamor from my throat. --Shak.
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2. A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as,
the throat of a pitcher or vase.
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3. (Arch.) The part of a chimney between the gathering, or
portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and
the flue. --Gwilt.
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4. (Naut.)
(a) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a
staysail.
(b) That end of a gaff which is next the mast.
(c) The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the
shank. --Totten.
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5. (Shipbuilding) The inside of a timber knee.
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6. (Bot.) The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of
the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.
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Throat brails (Naut.), brails attached to the gaff close to
the mast.
Throat halyards (Naut.), halyards that raise the throat of
the gaff.
Throat pipe (Anat.), the windpipe, or trachea.
To give one the lie in his throat, to accuse one pointedly
of lying abominably.
To lie in one's throat, to lie flatly or abominably.
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throat sweetbread (gcide) | Sweetbread \Sweet"bread`\ (sw[=e]t"br[e^]d`), n.
1. Either the thymus gland or the pancreas, the former being
called neck sweetbread or throat sweetbread, the
latter belly sweetbread. The sweetbreads of ruminants,
esp. of the calf, are highly esteemed as food. See
Pancreas, and Thymus.
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2. (Anat.) The pancreas.
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Throatband (gcide) | Throatband \Throat"band`\, n.
Same as Throatlatch.
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Throatboll (gcide) | Throatboll \Throat"boll`\, n. [Throat + boll a ball.]
The Adam's apple in the neck. [Obs. or R.]
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By the throatboll he caught Aleyn. --Chaucer.
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Throating (gcide) | Throating \Throat"ing\, n. (Arch.)
A drip, or drip molding.
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Throatlatch (gcide) | Throatlatch \Throat"latch`\, n.
A strap of a bridle, halter, or the like, passing under a
horse's throat.
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Throatwort (gcide) | Throatwort \Throat"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant (Campanula Trachelium) formerly considered a remedy
for sore throats because of its throat-shaped corolla.
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Throaty (gcide) | Throaty \Throat"y\, a.
Guttural; hoarse; having a guttural voice. "Hard, throaty
words." --Howell.
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throaty (gcide) | low-pitched \low-pitched\ adj.
1. low in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices.
Opposite of high-pitched. [Narrower terms: {alto,
contralto ; {baritone ; {bass, deep ; {contrabass,
double-bass ; {throaty ]
Syn: low.
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2. set at a low angle or slant; having a low degree of pitch;
as, a low-pitched roof.
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To give one the lie in his throat (gcide) | Throat \Throat\ (thr[=o]t), n. [OE. throte, AS. [thorn]rote,
[thorn]rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. &
D. stort. Cf. Throttle.]
1. (Anat.)
(a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the
vertebral column.
(b) Hence, the passage through it to the stomach and
lungs; the pharynx; -- sometimes restricted to the
fauces.
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I can vent clamor from my throat. --Shak.
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2. A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as,
the throat of a pitcher or vase.
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3. (Arch.) The part of a chimney between the gathering, or
portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and
the flue. --Gwilt.
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4. (Naut.)
(a) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a
staysail.
(b) That end of a gaff which is next the mast.
(c) The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the
shank. --Totten.
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5. (Shipbuilding) The inside of a timber knee.
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6. (Bot.) The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of
the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.
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Throat brails (Naut.), brails attached to the gaff close to
the mast.
Throat halyards (Naut.), halyards that raise the throat of
the gaff.
Throat pipe (Anat.), the windpipe, or trachea.
To give one the lie in his throat, to accuse one pointedly
of lying abominably.
To lie in one's throat, to lie flatly or abominably.
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