thapsidæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. thaps ( ia ); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff.- ide.] Bot.: A family of Apiaceae. also frequently used as a substitute for an adjective: as, "You say he is dead; that he is not." It is also frequently used to explain or add to something said or referred to. IMG:content-0971.png:[blocks in formation] thatch 6. By omi ion of the following relative. (1) Equivalent to he who, she who. "Who is that calls so coldly?"- Shakesp .: Taming of the Shrew, iv. 1. (2) Equivalent to what , that which. "Have you that I sent you for?" Shakesp.: Comedy of Errors , iv. 4. B. As a relative pronoun , that is used frequently as equivalent to who or which . "So being that ruling engine that governs the world, it both claims and finds as great a preleminence above all other kinds of knowledge as government is above contemplation."-South: Sermons, vol. i., ser. 9. It cannot, however, be used as a relative with a preposition preceding it; but it may be so used if the preposition is placed at the end of the clause. Thus, we can say: The man of whom I I spoke, or, the man that I spoke of ; the house in which I live, or, the house that I live in , . That introduces always an adjective clause, while who or which are not always so used. To the relative use of that may be referred the cases in which it is used as correlative to so and such . "Whose state is such that cannot choose But lend and give where she is sure to lose." Shakesp.: All's Well that Ends Well , i. 3. C. As conjunction : 1. Used to introduce a clause which is, logically, either the subject of the principal sentence, or the object, or a nece ary complement of an e ential part of the principal sentence. "'Tis childish error that they are afraid." Shakesp.: Venus and Adonis , 898. 2. Used to introduce a reason; in that, because, since. "Do not smile at me that I boast her off." Shakesp.: Tempest , iv. L 3. Used to denote a purpose, object, or end; equivalent to the phrases in order that , so that, to the end that . 4. Used to introduce a result or consequence, and equivalent to so that . "At this Adonis smiles as in disdain, That in each cheek appears a pretty dimple." Shakesp.: Venus and Adonis , 242. 5. Denoting a fact supposed to be in connection with what precedes; equivalent to seeing that , it being the case that . in." "There is something in the wind that we cannot get Shakesp.: Comedy of Errors , iii. 1. 6. Supplying the place of a relative preceded by a preposition. [B.] This is the Lour that Madam Silvia Entreated me to call." Shakesp.: Two Gentlemen, iv. 8." *7. Used to supply the place of another conjunction in the second part of a clause. "As if the world should cleave, and that slain men Should solder up the rift." Shakesp.: Antony and Cleopatra , iii. 4. 8. Added to other conjunctions and relative adverbs without modifying their sense. "After that the holy rites are ended." Shakesp.: Much Ado about Nothing, v. 4. So also we find lest that , when that, where that, while that , . 9. Used elliptically to introduce a sentence or clause expre ive of surprise indignation, or the like. IMG:content-0972.png:[blocks in formation] I. Ordinary Language : 1. Lit .: A covering of straw, rushes, reeds, or the like, used for the roofs of houses, to cover stacks of hay or grain, . "When from the thatch drips fast a shower of rain." Gay: Lamentation of Glumdalclitch. 2. Figurat .: A hat or other covering for the head. ( Slang .) IMG:content-0973.png:[blocks in formation] "Art thou that my lord Elijah?"-1 Kings xviii. 7. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; II. Bot .: (1) Calyptronoma swartzii ; (2) Coper. nicia tectorum.