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904. I shall, between this and supper, tell you most strange things from Rome. Shak., Cor., iv. 3. 43. By this the ve el half her course had run. Dryden, tr. of Ovid's Meta morph., x. 95. When opposed to that , this refers to the person or thing that is nearer, that to the person or thing that is more distant; so, with things that have just been expre ed, this refers to the thing last mentioned (and therefore nearer in time to the speaker), and that to the thing first mentioned (as being more remote). Two ships from far making amain to us: Of Corinth that , of Epidaurus this . Shak., C. of E., i. 1. 94. A body of this or that denomination is produced. Boyle . These will no taxes give, and those no pence; Critics would starve the poet, Whigs the prince. Dryden, Prol. to Southern's Loyal Brother, 1. 10. Some place the bli in action, some in ease, Those call it pleasure, and contentment these. thisne (This'nes), n. [ thistle (this'l), n. [Formerly also or dial. this sle ; this tel , this tile , thystylle (pl. thistles ), this tel = D. distel = MLG. LG. distel = OHG. distula, distil, MHG. G. distel Icel. this till = Sw. tistel = Dan. tidsel , thistle; cf. Goth. dei no in comp. wigadeinō , 'way-thistle.'] One of numerous stout composite weeds, armed with spines or prickles, bearing globular or a Common Thistle ( Cnicus lanceolatus). 1, upper part of stem with heads; 2, a leaf; a , achene with pappus. thickly cylindrical heads with purple, yellow, or white flowers and no rays, and dispersing their seed by the aid of a light globe of pappus. The name applies in general to the members of the genus Cnicus (including the former Cirsium ), the common or plumed thistle, in which the pappus is plumose or fea IMG:content-0278.jpg:[ocr errors] a Canada Thistle ( Cnicus arvensis). heapper part ofstem with achene with pappus. the red, of Carduus , the plumele thistle, in which the pappus is sim ple, and of Onopordon , the cotton thistle, also with qualifying words to plants of other genera. -Argentine thistlet, an old name of the cotton thistle. See Onopordon . - Ble ed thistle, one of the star-thistles, Centaurea ( Cnicus ) benedict a , once reputed to counteract poison. It is a low branching annual with lobed, weakly prickly leaves and light-yellow heads, 14 inches high, sparingly naturalized from Europe southward in the United States. Boar-thistle, a frequent variant of bur-thistle.-Bull-thistle, a name in America of Cnicus lanceolatus (see common thistle , below): cited also from Ireland. - thistle, the usual name in the United States of Cnicus arvensis , the corn thistle, or creeping thistle, of Great Britain: a native of Europe and Asia, thence spread to North America and other lands. It is le robust than many other thistles, being only a foot or two high and rather slender, and bears very prick ly pinnatifid leaves and numerous small purple-flowered heads. It is one of the very worst of weeds on account of its deep-laid, extensively creeping, and sprouting rootstock. Carline thistle. See Carlin a . - Common thistle, in general, a plant of the genus Cnicus ; specifically, C. lanceolatus , the spear-, bur-, or bull-thistle. It is a stout branching plant from 2 to 4 feet high, with very prickly decurrent leaves and handsome purple heads - a trouble some weed, but without perennial creeping rootstock.Corn-thistle. See Canada thistle . - Cotton thistle. See cotton- thistle , Onopordon , and Scotch thistle (below). - Creeping thistle. See Canada thistle . - Cursed thistle, the creeping or Canada thistle. - Distaff-thistle, a thistle like plant, Cart ham us lanatus , of Europe and Asia: an erect, rigid, cobwebby species with large pale-yellow heads.Dwarf thistle. Same as stemle thistle . - Fish-bone or herring-bone thistle, Cnicus ( Chamæpeuce ) Casabonæ , islands off the south coast of France. The name Pope , E ay on Man, iv. 22. doubtle alludes to the spines, borne in threes on the This is sometimes opposed to the other. Consider the arguments which the author had to write this, or to design the other , before you arraign him. It was sometimes used elliptically for this is . This 'a good Fryer, belike. Dryden. Shak., M. for M. (folio 1623), v. 1. 131. From this out. See from. - To put this and that together. See put1 . this (This), adv . [A var. of thus , or an elliptical use of for this . Cf. that , adv .] For this; thus. [Obsolete or colloq.] What am I, that thou shouldst contemn me this ? Shak., Venus and Adonis, 1. 205. None of the portraits mentioned by Walpole dated this early. are J. P. Norris , in Shake spear i an a, May, 1884, p. 181. this be (thiz'bē), n. [ this be , the specific name, Θίσβη , a proper name.] The clear winged moth Hemaris this be . margin of the leaves. - Friar's thistle. Same as friar's crown. - Fuller's-thistle, the teazel. - Globe thistle. (a) See globe -thistle. (b) The artichoke. - Golden thistle, a name for yellow-flowered species of the composite genus Scolymus , one of which is the Spanish oyster-plant. See oyster- plant . - Hareor hare's-thistle. Same as hare's- lettuce . Herring-bone thistle. See fish - bone this tle , above. - Holy thistle. Same as ble ed thistle .