thunder snake (thundersnak)

1. See snake.-2. The little worm-snake, Carphiophis (formerly Celuta ) amana, common in the United States: apparently so called because forced out of its hole by a heavy shower. thunder-stone (thunder-ston), n. 1. Same as thunderbolt, 1, 2. Gui. Fear no more the lightning-flash. Arv . Nor the all-dreaded thunder -stone. Shak., Cymbeline, iv. 2. 271. Envy, let pines of Ida rest alone, For they will grow spite of thy thunder -stone. Marston, Satires, iv. 164. 2. Same as thunderbolt, 3 ( a ) and (c). Each tube [of Stone] had a small cavity in it's Center, from which it's parts were projected in form of rays to the circumference, after the manner of the Stones vulgarly call'd Thunder -stones. Maundrell, Aleppo to Jerusalem, p. 52. [Obsolete or provincial in both senses.] thunder-storm (thunder-storm), n. A storm accompanied by lightning and thunder, occurring when the atmosphere is in a state of unstable equilibrium, and has a high relative humidity. Thunder-storms have been conveniently cla ified into heat thunder - storms and cyclonic thunder -storms. The former is the type preeminently characteristic of the equatorial regions, where lightning and thunder occur on their grandest and most violent scale. Here the thunderstorm has little or no progre ive motion, and its entire history may be followed in the overturning proce by which an abnormally hot, humid, unstable condition of the atmo thunderle (thun'der-les), a. [ -le .] Unattended by thunder or loud noise. Thunderle lightnings striking under sea. Tennyson, To the Queen. When on nights Of summer-time the harmle blaze Of thunderle heat-lightning plays. IMG:content-0378.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0379.png:[blocks in formation] storms having distinct features, and those accompanying the latter have been specifically designated line thun der-storms. In general, the diurnal and annual periods and other characteristics of cyclonic thunder-storms exhibit a wide diversity in different regions, and thereby illustrate the intimate dependence of these storms on the differing cyclonic conditions which characterize different climates. Thus, in Iceland thunder-storms occur only in winter, so that the usual annual periodicity is there reversed. thunderstrike (thun'der-strik), v. t.; pret. thun der struck, pp. thunderstruck or thunders trick en, ppr. thunderstriking. [ The armaments which thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake. Byron, Childe Harold, iv. 181. Now and then chariots rolled by thunderously . 2. To astonish or strike dumb, as with some L. Wallace , Ben-Hur, p. 212. thing terrible: usually in the past participle. IMG:content-0380.png:[blocks in formation] They fell together all, as by consent; They dropp'd as by a thunder - stroke . Shak., Tempest, ii. 1. 204. thunderstruck (thun'der-struk), a . 1. Struck, blasted, or injured by lightning. Thunder-struck Enceladus, Groveling beneath the incumbent mountain's weight. Add is on, Imit. of Milton, tr. of Story out of the Third [Æneid. 3 Merch. I am amazed! 1 Merch. I thunder strook ! ppr. thurifying . [ thu rif i care , turificare , burn incense, thus ( thur- ), tus ( tur- ), in- cense, + facere , make (see -fy ).] I. trans. To perfume with odors as from a thurible; cense. This Herring, or this cropshin, was sensed and thurified Nashe , Lenten Stuffe (Harl. Misc., VI. 176). The Smoak of Censing, Smoak of Thurifying Of Images. Sylvester, Tobacco Battered. II. in trans. To scatter incense; cense. Thu ring i an (thu-rin'ji-an), a . and n. [ ringia (= G. Thüringen ) + -an.] I. a . Pertain- ing to Thu ring i a, a region in central Germany. deucel. The word thurse remains in various local names, as Thursfield , Thursley, Thursly, Thurso, etc. (in some instances probably con- fused with Thor's as in Thursday ).] A giant; a gigantic specter; an apparition. Kennett (in Hall i well, under thyrce ); Way (in Prompt. Parv., p. 491, note). [Prov. Eng.] Thykke theefe as a thur e , and thikkere in the hanche, Gree e growene as a galte, fulle grylych he lukez! Morte Arthure (E. E. T. S.), 1. 1100. There shal lyn lamya that is a thirs [var. thri e ), or a beste havende the body lic a womman and horse feet. Wyclif , Isa. xxxiv. 15. IMG:content-0381.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0382.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] censer. There is no difference in the meaning of thuri- ble and censer , except that the former is the more tech- nical ecclesiastical word. Sweet incense from the waving thurible Rose like a mist. Southey. [ thurifer , turifer , thurifer (thū'ri-fer), n. thus ( thur- ) , tus ( tur- ), incense, + ferre = E. bear1 .] An acolyte who carries the censer. thuriferous (thu-rif'e-rus), a. [ thurifer + -ous.] Producing or bearing frankincense. thurificate (thu-rif'i-kāt), a. [ thurifica- tus , turificatus , pp. of thu rif i care , turificare , burn incense: see thurify .] Having offered incense. -The thurificate, in the early church , those who had offered incense to pagan deities. They formed part of the cla of penitents called the lapsed (see lapse ). of other states, and adjoining parts of Pru ia. Thurin- gia was a medieval landgraviate, and its later history is thurstt, thurstyt. Old spellings of thirst , thirsty . merged in that of Saxony. II. n. A native or an inhabitant of Thu ring i a. thuringite (thu-rin'jīt), n. [ Thu ring i a (see Thu ring i an ) + -ite2 .] In mineral., a hydrous silicate of iron and aluminium, occurring as an aggregate of minute scales which are distinct- ly cleavable in one direction, and have an olive- green color and nacreous luster. thurm (therm), v . t. In cabinet- making , to work (moldings or the like) acro the grain of the wood with saw and chisel, thus producing, in square uprights and the like, patterns similar to those turned by the lathe. thurrockt, n. [Early mod. E. also thorrocke ; thurrok , the hold of a ship, thurruc , a small boat (glo ing cumba and caupolus ), also prob. the hold of a ship (also, according to Lye, a drain ( canal is ); but see thurruck ), MD. durck, dorck , the hold of a ship; perhaps orig. (like hold itself) 'hole,' akin to Goth. thairko , a hole, and to AS. thurh , thuruh, E. thorough , through1 : see thorough .] The hold of a ship; also, the bilge. The same harm dooth som tyme the smale dropes of water that entren thurgh a litel crevace into the thurrok , and in the bot me of the shipe. Chaucer , Parson's Tale. Ye shall understande that there ys a place in the bottom of a shyppe wherein ys gathered all the fylthe that com- eth into the shyppe and it is called in some contre of this londe a thorrocke . Other calle yt an hamron, and some calle yt the bulcke of the shyppe. Our Ladyes Mirroure (London, 1530), quoted by Tyrwhitt. thurrough (thur'ō), n. [A dial. var. of furrow (as, reversely, fill2 for thill ), or else a var. of thurruck , a drain, regarded as a particular use of thurrock .] A furrow. Hall i well . [Prov. Eng.] thurruck (thur'uk), n. [A further var. of thur- rough , itself a var. of furrow , or else a var. and particular use of thurrock . The AS. thurruc defined by Lye as a canal or drain ( canal is ), does not appear to have had that sense: see thurt (thèrt), adv . and prep . A dialectal form of thwart1 . thus1 (Thus), adv . [ thos , thus (=OS. thus = OFries. thus = D. dus ), prob. a var. of thys (= OS. thius ), instr. of thes , this: see this .] 1. Of manner or state: ( a ) In this way (referring to something present or un- der consideration); in the manner or state now being indicated: as, one may often see gardens arranged thus or thus . His Aungell cleere, as cristall clene, Here vn-to you thus am I sente. (b) In the manner just indicated (pointing to something that has just been said, done, or re- ferred to). Whether this was a bragge of the Ru es or not, I know not, but thus he sayd. Hakluyt's Voyages , I. 257. Luke ii. 48. The godde thus ; and thus the god replies, Who swells the clouds, and blackens all the skies. Pope , Iliad, viii. 584. Incensed at being thus foiled, Muley Abul Ha an gave orders to undermine the walls. Irving , Granada, p. 44. (c) In the state or manner now to be indicated (pointing to something immediately following). Were he my kinsman, brother, or my son, It should be thus with him; he must die to-morrow. Shak ., M. for M., ii. 2. 82. 2. Of cause: Consequently; accordingly; so: things being so; hence (pointing to something that follows as an effect). Thus , for my duty's sake, I rather choose To cro my friend. Shak., M. for M., iii. 1. 17. Thus men are raised by faction, and decried, And rogue and saint distinguished by their side. Dryden, The Medal, 1. 154. Whither are you thus early addrest? B. Jonson, Cat i line, ii. 1. Holyday. thurrock.] A drain. Hall i well . [Prov. Eng.] portion; so. Thursday (therz'dā), n . [ Thursday , Thursdey, Thors day, Thores day , a contracted form (after the Icel. Thorsdagr ) of early ME. Thunres dæi (which would reg. give mod. E. Thunders day ), dæg = OFries. Thunresdi, Dunrisdei , Tongeresdei , Tornsdei = D. Donderdag = MLG. Donerdach OHG. Don are stag, MHG. Donerstac , G. Donnerstag = Icel. Thorsdagr = Sw. Dan. Torsdag ; orig. two words, 'Thunder's day,' 'Thor's day, translat- ing L. Dies Jovis : see thunder , Thor , and day1 .] The fifth day of the week. See week . Abbrevi- ated Th ., Thur . - Bounds Thursday, Ascension day: so called from the old parish custom of marking or beat ing the bounds. See perambulation . - Great Thursday, Great and Holy Thursday, in the Gr . Ch . , same as Maundy Thursday. - Green Thursday, Thursday in Holy Week; Maundy Thursday. Holy Thursday, As- cension day: so called because it is the greatest festival of the church year which falls regularly upon a Thurs- day. This name has always been given to Ascension day in England, both before and since the Reformation. The application of the name to Thursday in Holy Week, prop- erly Maundy Thursday , is recent and incorrect, resting either on confusion or on imitation of foreign (continen- tal) usage. - Maundy Thursday. See maundy . - Re- mi ion Thursday, Sheer Thursday. Same as Maun- dy Thursday. - Thursday of the Great Canon. See Great Canon, under great . thurset (thėrs), n . [Also dial. thrush, thrust (as in hobthrush , var. hobthrust ), thur e , thyrce, thurs, thirs , also transposed thru e , thrw e, thrusche , thyrs = OHG. durs, duris, turs, thuris, MHG. durse, dürse , dürsch , also turse , türse , türsch , a giant, demon, = Icel. thurs (pron. thus), a giant, goblin, dull fellow, = Norw. tu , dial. tu e , tust , a goblin, kobold, elf, a dull fellow, = Dan. to e , a booby, fool. For the supposed relation with deuce , see Even thus wise-that is, thus peaceable. Thus far, to this point or degree. Thus far, with rough and all-unable pen, Our bending author hath pursued the story. thus2 (thus), n. [L. thus, tus, incense. Cf. thu- rible , etc.] Frankincense; either ( a ) olibanum or (b) the turpentine which concretes on the trunks of the trees yielding turpentine. - Ameri- can thus, the product chiefly of the long-leaved pine, Pi- nus palustris , and of the loblolly-pine, P. Tæda . thus-gatet, adv . [ME., gate .] In this wise; in this way; thus. Now with hym and now with hure and thus - gate ich begge. Piers Plowman (C), vi. 51. IMG:content-0383.png:[blocks in formation] thus-gatest, adv . [ME. thus gates , thus gat is ; gate + adv. gen. -es .] Same as thus - gate . To blyse sal I sone be res to rede If I my saule thus gates wil fede. thu ock Same as tu ock.