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See thrave. three (thre), a. and n. [ It. tre = Sp. Pg. tres = OF. treis, trois, F. trois ), = Gr. τρεῖς, m. and f., τρία, neut., = Lith. trys = OBulg. tri ye, etc., Skt. tri, three. As with the other fundamental numerals, the root is unknown. Hence thrie2, thrice, third1, and the first element in thirteen and thirty.] I. a. Being the sum of two and one; being one more than two: a cardinal numeral. And there ben Gees alle rede, thre sithes more gret than oure here: and the i han the Hed, the Necke, and the Brest alle blak. Mandeville , Travels, p. 291. 2 Sam. xxiv. 12. I offer thee three things. Axis of similitude of three circles. See axisl. - Bashaw of three tails. See bashaw. - Geometry of three dimensions. See geometry. - Law of the three stages, in the philosophy of Comte, the a umption that the development of the human mind, in the history of the race and of the individual, pa es through three stages: the theological, in which events are explained by supernatural agencies; the metaphysical, in which abstract causes are substituted for the supernatural; and the positive, in which the search for causes is dropped, and the mind rests in the observation and cla ification of phenomena. Problem of three bodies, the problem to ascertain the movements of three particles attracting one another according to the law of gravitation. The problem has been only approximately solved in certain special cases. - Sine of three lines which meet in a point, sine of three planes. See sine 2. - Song of the Three Holy Children. See song 1. The Three Chapters. ( a ) An edict i ued by Just in i an, about A. D. 545, condemning the writings of Theodore of Mopsuestia, those of Theodoret in defense of Nestor i us and against Cyril, and the letter of Ibas to Maris. (b) The writings so condemned. The edict was intended to reconcile the Monophysites to the church by 5. To announce or hold out as a penalty or punishment: often followed by an infinitive seeming to imply a partial disapproval of the Council of clause. My master lasting liberty if I tell. hath threatened to put me into everShak., M. W. of W., iii. 3. 30. Chalcedon, which had admitted Theodoret and Ibas, after giving explanations, to communion. The three F's, the three demands of the Irish Land League-namely, free sale, fixity of tenure, and fair rent. The three L's. See L1. of three-threads and old Pharaoh, had the misfortune to Tom Brown , Works, II. 286. ( Davies .) Three times three, three cheers thrice repeated. Again the feast, the speech, the glee,... The crowning cup, the three - times -three. Tennyson, In Memoriam, Conclusion. Before I sit down I must give you a toast to be drunk For commonly such knaues as these Doe end their lyves vpon three trees. Great Atreus' sons, Tydides fixt above, With three - aged Nestor. Creech, tr. of Manilius. three-awned (thrē'and), a . Having three awns. - Three-awned gra , an American gra , Aristida pur- purascens ; also, A. purpure a , purple three-awned gra . The latter is of some consequence as wild feed in the West. Also beard - gra . three-bearded (thrēʼbērded), a . Having three barbels: as, the three - bearded rockling, cod, or gade (a fish, Motella vulgar is ) . three-birds (thrē'bėrds), n . A species of toad- flax, Linaria trior nit hop hora (see toad - flax ); also, Pogonia pendula . See Pogonia . three-bodied (thre'bod"id), a. Having three bodies. [Rare.] IMG:content-0319.png:[blocks in formation] threefold (thre'föld), a. and n. [ fold , threovold, threfald , feald , thriefald , threófeald (= OFries. thrifald = MLG. drēvalt, drivolt = OHG. drifalt , MHG. drivalt = Icel. threfaldr ; also, with added adj. termination, = D. drievoudig = OHG. drifalt , MHG. drivalt , drivaltec , G. dreifältig = Sw. tre- faldig = Dan. trefoldig ), threó , three, + -feald , E. -fold .] I. a. Consisting of three in one, or one thrice repeated; multiplied by three; triple: as, threefold justice. A threefold cord is not quickly broken. Eccles. iv. 12. II. n. The bog-bean, Menyanthes trifoliata . threefold (thre'föld), adv . In a threefold man- ner; trebly; thrice: often used in an intensive way, with the sense of 'much' or 'greatly.' Alas, you three, on me, threefold distre 'd, Pour all your tears! Shak., Rich. III., ii. 2. 86. IMG:content-0320.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0321.png:[blocks in formation] three-foot (thre'fut), a . [ threfote , thriefet , thryfet , thrīfēte , three-foot; as three + foot. Cf. tripod .] 1. Measuring three feet: as, a three- foot rule.-2. Having three feet; three-footed. When on my three - foot stool I sit. Shak ., Cymbeline, iii. 3. 89. three-footed (thre'fut"ed), a. [ threfoted , thryfotad , three-footed; as three + foot + -ed2.] Having three feet: as, a three - footed three-girred (thre'gerd), a . Surrounded with three hoops. Burns . [Scotch.] three-halfpence (thre'ha'pens), n. An Eng- lish silver coin of the value of three halfpence (3 cents), i ued by Queen Elizabeth; also, a silver coin of William IV. and Queen Victoria, formerly i ued for circulation in Ceylon. three-handed (thre handed), a . 1. Having three hands.-2. Done, played, etc., with three hands or by three persons: as, three - handed eu- chre. - Three-handed boring. See boring . threeheadt, n. [ME. threhed (= G. dreiheit ); head .] Trinity. A God and ane Lord yn threhed, And thre persons yn anehede. Religious Pieces (E. E. T. S.), p. 59. three-hooped (thre'höpt), a. Having three hoops. Three-hooped pot, a quart pot. See hoop1 , 5. The three - hooped pot shall have ten hoops; and I will make it felony to drink small beer. three-leaved (thre'lēvd), a . In bot . , having three leaves or leaflets, as many species of Tri- folium ; trifoliate or trifoliolate. - Three-leaved gra , an old book-name for clover. - Three-leaved ivy. See poison - ivy . Three-leaved nightshade, a plant of the genus Trillium . three-cornered (thrē ́kôr nėrd), a . 1. Having three corners or angles: as, a three-cornered hat.-2. In bot ., triquetrous. - Three-cornered bonstituted at one election, each elector can vote for only two candidates. This enables a large minority to elect one of the three members, the majority electing the other two. There were several British constituen- cies of this complexion from 1867 to 1885. three-light (thre'lit), n . A chandelier or can- delabrum with three lamps for candles. three ling (thre'ling), n. Same as trilling , 2. In bot ., zoöl., and three-dimensional (thrē ́di-men"shon-al), a . Same as tridimensional . three-farthings (thrē ́fär Thingz), n. An Eng- lish silver coin of the value of three farthings (1) cents), i ued by Queen Elizabeth. On the ob- verse were the queen's bust and a rose. It was very thin, and thus liable to be cracked. Piece of Three-farthings.- British Museun. (Size of the original.) an at ., having three lobes; trilobate.-Three- lobed malope. See Malope . three-man (thrē'man), a . Requiring three men for its use or performance. A three-man songt, a song for three voices. Three-man- song -men all. Shak ., W. T., iv. 3. 43. three-masted (thrē'måsted), a. Having three masts. three-master (thrē'mas"ter), n. A three-mast- ed ve el, especially such a schooner. three-nerved (threnervd), a . In bot . , having three nerves; triple-nerved. threene (thre'nes), n. [ three + -ne .] The character of being three. three-out (thre'out), n. One of three equal parts of two gla es, as of gin or ale; a third part of two portions or helpings. [Colloq., Great Britain.] On one side a little crowd has collected round a couple of ladies, who, having imbibed the contents of various three- outs of gin and bitters in the course of the morning, have at length differed on some point of domestic arrange- ment. Dickens , Sketches, Scenes, v. threep, v . and n . See threap . three-parted (thrē'pärted), a . Divided into three parts; tripartite: as, a three - parted leaf. threepence (thre'pens, colloq. thrip'ens), n. 1. A current English silver coin of the value of three pennies (6 cents), i ued by Queen Vic- I have served Prince Florizel, and in my time wore three- pile . Shak ., W. T., iv. 3. 14. three-piledt (thre'pild), a . [ three + pile4 , 6, +-ed2.] Having a triple pile or nap, as a cost- ly kind of velvet (called three - pile ); hence, fig- uratively, having the qualities of three-pile. Three- piled hyperboles, spruce affectation. Shak., L. L. L., v. 2. 407. three-ply (thre'pli), a . Threefold; consisting of three parts or thickne es. Especially - (a) Noting thread or cord composed of three yarns or strands. (b) Noting textile fabrics consisting of three webs woven one into the other: as, a three - ply carpet. (c) In manufac- tured articles, consisting of three thickne es, as of linen in a three - ply collar or cuff. three-pound piece (thre'pound pēs). An Eng- lish gold coin of the value of £3 (about $14.52), IMG:content-0322.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-0323.jpg:[ocr errors] IMG:content-0324.png:[graphic][subsumed][merged small][subsumed][merged small] IMG:content-0325.png:[blocks in formation] three-square (thre three-square (thre's kwar), a . See square1. three-suited (thre'sū"ted), a. Having Having only three suits of clothes, or wearing three suits of clothes (referring to a custom, once prevalent among the peasantry of Germany, of putting on their whole wardrobe on festival occasions, one suit over another). [Rare.] a dirge; especially, a poem composed for the occasion of the funeral of some personage. threpet, v. An obsolete form of threap . threpsology (threp-sol'ō-ji), n. [ θρέψις , a feeding, nourishment ( τρέφειν , nourish), + -λογία , ( λέγειν , speak: see- ology . ] The science which treats of the nutrition of living organ- thresh1, thrash1 (thresh, thrash), v . forms are in common use, both being histori- cally justifiable, but thresh is more original, more in accordance with analogy (cf. mesh1 , dial. mash , fresh , etc.), and the form prevalent in literary use; thrash is more colloq. and is ac- or humorous use 'beat, drub' (see the defini- tions); throschen ), threscan , reg. trans- posed therscan , thærscan (ONorth. thersca , thær- sca, thearsca, tharsca ) (pret. * thærsc , pp. * thor- scen) = MD. dreschen , dre chen , der chen , dors- schen, dorschen, D. dorschen = MLG. droschen , LG . drosken = OHG. dreskan , MHG. dreschen , G. dreschen Icel. threskja tærske Goth. thriskan , thresh, tread out (corn). Hence It. tres care , trample, dance, OF. tresche , a circular dance. Cf. Lith. trasketi , rattle, clap, make a cracking noise, OBulg. tries trieshtiti , strike, IMG:content-0326.jpg:[blocks in formation] Ru . treshchati , crash; OBulg. triesků Ru . tresků , a crash, OBulg. troska , a clap of thunder, a stroke of lightning, etc.] I. trans . 1. To beat out or separate the grain or seeds from, by means of a flail or a threshing-machine, or by treading with oxen: in this sense com- monly thresh. And zuo hit is of the hyeape of huete y-thor e. The cornes byeth bene the and thet chef a-boue. Ayenbite of Inwyt (E. E. T. S.), p. 139. And his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepre , to hide it from the Midi a nites. Judges vi. 11. First thrash the corn, then after burn the straw. Shak ., Tit. And., ii. 3. 123. 2. To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; drub; hence, to beat in any way: in this sense commonly thrash . [Now colloq.] Full many wounds in his corrupted flesh He did engrave;. but aie more fresh And fierce he still appeard, the more he did him thresh. Spenser, F. Q., III. vii. 32. I could find a man of a smaller scale Could thrash the pedlar and also thee. Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood (Child's Ballads, V. 250). Do you remember his fight with Ring wood? What an infernal bully he was, and how glad we all were when Brackley thrashed him! II, in trans. 1. To practise threshing; beat out grain from straw with a flail or a threshing- machine: in this sense commonly thresh . Some tyme I so we and some tyme I thresche. Piers Plowman (B), v. 553. Darwin's introduction of thremmatology into the domain of scientific biology was accompanied by a new and special 2. To beat about; labor; drudge; toil. development of a branch of study which had previously been known as teleology. Encyc. Brit ., XXIV. 802. threne (thren), n. [Early mod. E. also threane ; θρήνος , lamentation, θρεῖσθαι , cry aloud.] A threnody; also, lamentation. [Obsolete or archaic.] In bronze sublimity she gazes forth Over her Capital of teen and threne. IMG:content-0327.jpg:[blocks in formation] threnode (thrē'nōd), n. [ θρηνῳδία , a la- menting: see threnody .] Same as threnody . As a threnode, nothing comparable to it [M. Arnold's "Thyrsis"] had then appeared since the "Adonais" of Shelley. Stedman, Vict. Poets, p. 99. threnodial (thre-no'di-al), a. [ threnody + -al.] Of or pertaining to a threnody; elegiac. Southey, The Doctor, cxxxiii. IMG:content-0328.png:[blocks in formation] thresh2, n . See thrash2 . threshel, thrashel (thresh'l, thrash'l), n. [Also thrashle; threshel , therscel , ther- scol (= OHG. driscil , MHG. G. drischel ), a flail, therscan , thresh: see thresh1 .] An instrument to thresh or thrash with; a flail. [Prov. Eng.] thresher1, thrasher1 (thresh'er, thrash'er), n . [ threschare , therscere (= MD. dor- scher = MHG. G. drescher = Sw. törskare = Dan. tærsker ), thresh1 .] 1. One who threshes: in this and the next sense commonly thresher .-2. A threshing-machine. The portable and small engines and thrashers the staple of the Sheaf Works. The Engineer, LXX. 89. 3. A sea-fox; a kind of shark, Alopias vulpes , area on which grain is beaten out. In Eastern countries, from the earliest ages, threshing-floors were in the open air; but in colder and moister climates such floors must be under cover, as in a barn. Also thrashing- floor. He winnoweth barley to night in the threshing floor . Ruth iii. 2. Delve of convenient depth your thrashing floor ; With tempered clay then fill and face it o'er. IMG:content-0329.png:[graphic][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed] The first threshing-machines were made by Hohlfield of Saxony (1711), Menzies of Scotland (1732), and Stirling of IMG:content-0330.png:[blocks in formation] per division of the heterocercal tail, with which It threshes the water. See cut under Alopias . 4. A member of an Irish Catholic organization instituted in 1806. One of the principal objects was to resist the payment of tithes. Their threats and warn- (Florio), by confusion with trestlel , var. tle , a frame; threshold , thresh wold , thre hewold, threswold, threswolde, threxwold, threoxwold, thriswald, thriswald , therswald , therswald , threshefold , thre fold , threi hfold , threscold , rescold , thers- cold, threscwald, therscwald, theorscwold , threcs- wald, threoxwold , threxwold , thercswold , therx- wold, therxold = MLG. dreskelef , LG. drü el OHG. driscufli , drisgufli , thriscufli , driscūvili , thriscūbile, driscūfle, trischūvil , MHG. drischū- vel , druschūphel , durschüfel , G. dial. drischäufel , drischibl, drischiwel, trüschhübel, dri ufle = Icel. threskjöldr , thresköldr (with numerous var i- threshold ations in inflection), mod, thröskuldr (also threps kjöldr, simulating threp, a ledge) = Sw. tröskel, dial. traskuld = Norw. treskald, treskall, treskjel, treskel = Dan, tærskel, threshold; the variations of form indicate that the terminal element was not understood; it is prob. therefore a somewhat disguised form of a suffix, the formation being prob. Ther with the nyghtspel seyde he anon rightes On foure halves of the hous aboute, And on the thre hfold of the dore withoute. Chaucer, Miller's Tale, 1. 296. Still at hell's dark threshold to have sat watch. Milton , P. L., x. 594. Forward leaped she o'er the threshold , Eager as a glancing surf. Lowell , The Captive. 2. Hence, the place or point of entering or beginning; outset: as, he is now at the threshold of his argument. The fair new forms That float about the threshold of an age, Like truths of Science waiting to be caught. Tennyson, Golden Year. 3. In psychol., the limit below which a given stimulus, or the difference between two stimuli, ceases to be perceptible. Compare schwelle. -Dweller on the threshold. See dweller. - Stimulus threshold. See stimulus.