Threepence

thrip'ens, n. A small silver coin of 3 times the value of a penny. — Threepenny, thripr en-nt, a. Worth 3 pence only worth but little poor; mean. ——Three'-cor'nered, a. Having 3 corners or angles. deck'er, n. (Naut.) A ve el of war car- — rying guns on 3 decks. ply, a. Consisting of 3 distinct webs inwrought together in weaving, as — cloth or carpeting. sid'ed, a. Having 3 sides, esp. 3 plane sides. — Thrice, thrls, adv. Three times; repeatedly; earnestly; emphatically; very. [ME. thries — (2 syl.), AS. thriwan, thrice, fr. thri, three.] Third, therd, a. The next after the 2d; coming after 2 of the same cla ; constituting or being one of 3 equal parts into which anything is divided. — n. The quotient of a unit divided by 3; one of 3 equal parts; the 60th part of a second of time. (Mm.) The interval of a tone and a semitone, embracing 3 diatonic degrees of the scale, — called also, third sound.— pi. (Law.) The 3d part of the estate of a deceased husband, which, by some local laws, the widow is entitled to enjoy during her life. [For thrid, ME. thridde, AS. thridda, thri.]— Third estate. In Eng. the commons, or the commonalty, who are represented in Parliament by the Commons; in France, the body eve, tSrm In, ice Odd, tone, Sr 629 THRENODY 609 of the people, exclusive of the nobility and titled cla es; the commons, — so called previously to the Revolution of 17«9.— Third'ly, adv. In the 3d place. — Thir'teen, ther'ten, a. One more than 12; 10 and — n. The sum of 10 and 3; a symbol representing thirteen units, as 13, or [AS. threotyne, f thn, m., threox and neut., and tyn, ten, — Thir'- teenth, -tenth, a. Next in order after the 12th; being one of 13 equal parts into which anything divided. — n. The quotient of a unit divided by 13; one of 13 equal parts. (Miis.) The interval comprising an octave and a sixth. — Thir'ty, a. Three times 10; one more than 29. — n. The sum of 3 times 10. or 20 and 10; a symbol representing thirty units, as 30, or xxx. [AS. thirtig.} — Thir'tieth, -tT-eth, a. Next in order after the 20th: being one of 30 equal parts into which anything divided. — n. The quotient of a unit divided by 30; one of 30 equal parts.