thietsie (th ast)

[Native name.] 1. Bot.: Melanorrhœa us it at is sima . 2. Chem.: A resinous substance used as a varnish by the Burmese. It exudes from Melanorrhœa usi tati ima in the form of a very viscid, light-brown liquid. The main portion is soluble in alcohol, and is very tenacious. The remaining portion is insoluble in alcohol, but partly soluble in ether, and changes, on exposure to the air, to a deep black and nearly solid substance. thiêve, v. i. . [A. S. get heófian.] A. In trans.: To steal; to practice theft. "Or prowl in courts of law for human prey, In venal senate thieve , or rob on broad highway." Thomson: Castle of Indolence , i. 18. *B. Trans. To take by theft; to steal. "Could this Huguet Who prayed thy presence with so fierce a fervor Have thieved the scroll." Lytton: Richelieu, v. ii. thiève le , adj . [Scotch thieve thew (q. v.); -le .] Cold, dry, ungracious, bitter. (Spoken of a person's demeanor.) "Wi' thieve le sneer to see each modish mien, He, down the water, gies him thus guid-e'en." Burns: Brigs of Ayr.