English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Throating (n.)

A drip, or drip molding.

Throatlatch (n.)

A strap of a bridle, halter, or the like, passing under a horse's throat.

Throatwort (n.)

A plant (Campanula Trachelium) formerly considered a remedy for sore throats because of its throat-shaped corolla.

Throaty (a.)

Guttural; hoarse; having a guttural voice.

Throb (v. i.)

To beat, or pulsate, with more than usual force or rapidity; to beat in consequence of agitation; to palpitate; -- said of the heart, pulse, etc.

Throb (n.)

A beat, or strong pulsation, as of the heart and arteries; a violent beating; a papitation:

Throbbed (imp. & p. p.)

of Throb

Throbbing (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Throb

Throdden (v. i.)

To grow; to thrive.

Throe (n.)

Extreme pain; violent pang; anguish; agony; especially, one of the pangs of travail in childbirth, or purturition.

Throe (n.)

A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow.

Throe (v. i.)

To struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize.

Throe (v. t.)

To put in agony.

Thrombi (pl. )

of Thrombus

Thrombosis (n.)

The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot formed at the site of obstruction; -- distinguished from embolism, which is produced by a clot or foreign body brought from a distance.

Thrombus (n.)

A clot of blood formed of a passage of a vessel and remaining at the site of coagulation.

Thrombus (n.)

A tumor produced by the escape of blood into the subcutaneous cellular tissue.

Throne (n.)

A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.

Throne (n.)

Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted or dignified personage.

Throne (n.)

A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen.