n. The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Acolythist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An acolyte. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who practices allopathy; one who professes allopathy. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'a`nqrwpos man + &unr_; suffering, affection, passion, &unr_;, &unr_;, to suffer. ] The ascription of human feelings or passions to God, or to a polytheistic deity. [ 1913 Webster ]

In its recoil from the gross anthropopathy of the vulgar notions, it falls into the vacuum of absolute apathy. Hare. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who has an antipathy. [ R. ] “Antipathist of light.” Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Relieving or curing phthisis, or consumption. -- n. A medicine for phthisis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. apathiste. ] One who is destitute of feeling. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Apathetic; une motional. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. pref. &unr_; + &unr_;, &unr_;, a kind of squid. ] (Zool.) A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the squids, found esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand. [ 1913 Webster ]

See under Thistle. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ F. carline, It., Sp., & Pg., carlina. Said to be so called from the Emperor Charlemagne, whose army is reputed to have used it as a remedy for pestilence. ] (Bot.) A prickly plant of the genus Carlina (Carlina vulgaris), found in Europe and Asia. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A genus of plants of the buttercup family including the winter aconite, Eranthis hyemalis.
Syn. -- genus Eranthis. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; irritation, fr. &unr_; to stir, rouse, fr. &unr_; to stir: cf. F. éréthisme. ] (Med.) A morbid degree of excitement or irritation in an organ. Hoblyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; irritating. ] Relating to erethism.

n. A believer in, or practitioner of, homeopathy. [ Written also homœopathist. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a., n., n. Same as Homeopathic, Homeopathist, Homeopathy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who practices hydropathy; a water-cure doctor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; matter + &unr_;, &unr_;, to suffer. ] The doctrine that matter is sentient. Krauth-Fleming. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who believes in hylopathism. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 3 an oil flask. ] (Bot.) A genus of gigantic trees, chiefly Brazilian, of the order Myrtaceæ, having woody capsules opening by an apical lid. Lecythis Zabucajo yields the delicious sapucaia nuts. Lecythis Ollaria produces the monkey-pots, its capsules. Its bark separates into thin sheets, like paper, used by the natives for cigarette wrappers. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'orqo`s straight. ] (Zool.) An extinct genus of Brachiopoda, abundant in the Paleozoic rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) The quality or state of being orthognathous. Huxley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who practices osteopathy; an osteopath. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Philo- + Gr. 'alh`qeia truth. ] A lover of the truth. [ Obs. ] Brathwait. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Phthisis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. phthisicus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. phthisique. See Phthisis. ] Of or pertaining to phthisis; affected with phthisis; wasting; consumptive. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Phthisis + -logy. ] (Med.) A treatise on phthisis. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. See Phthisis, Pneumonia. ] (Med.) Pulmonary consumption; tuberculosis of the lungs. [ obs. ] [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. fqi`sis, fr. fqi`ein to pass or waste away: cf. F. phthisie. ] (Med.) A wasting or consumption of the tissues. The term is now obsolete; it was once applied to many wasting diseases, but in the early 1900's became restricted to tuberculosis of the lungs (pulmonary phthisis, or consumption). See Consumption. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

Fibroid phthisis. See under Fibroid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in many sciences; a person of various learning. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) Projection of the jaws. -- Prog"na*thy n. [1913 Webster]

n. (Zool.) The condition of having a schizognathous palate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person in a state of somniapathy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who sympathizes; a sympathizer. [ R. ] Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

pron. & a.; pl. These [ OE. this, thes, AS. ðēs, masc., ðeós, fem., ðis, neut.; akin to OS. these, D. deze, G. dieser, OHG. diser, deser, Icel. þessi; originally from the definite article + a particle -se, -si; cf. Goth. sai behold. See The, That, and cf. These, Those. ] 1. As a demonstrative pronoun, this denotes something that is present or near in place or time, or something just mentioned, or that is just about to be mentioned. [ 1913 Webster ]

When they heard this, they were pricked in their heart. Acts ii. 37. [ 1913 Webster ]

But know this, that if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched. Matt. xxiv. 43. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. As an adjective, this has the same demonstrative force as the pronoun, but is followed by a noun; as, this book; this way to town. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This may be used as opposed or correlative to that, and sometimes as opposed to other or to a second this. See the Note under That, 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

This way and that wavering sails they bend. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

A body of this or that denomination is produced. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their judgment in this we may not, and in that we need not, follow. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

Consider the arguments which the author had to write this, or to design the other, before you arraign him. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy crimes . . . soon by this or this will end. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This, like a, every, that, etc., may refer to a number, as of years, persons, etc., taken collectively or as a whole. [ 1913 Webster ]

This twenty years have I been with thee.. Gen. xxxi. 38. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have not wept this years; but now
My mother comes afresh into my eyes. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. thistil, AS. þistel; akin to D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. þistill, Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin. ] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the genera Cnicus, Craduus, and Onopordon. The name is often also applied to other prickly plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blessed thistle, Carduus benedictus, so named because it was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of venomous creatures. --
Bull thistle, Cnicus lanceolatus, the common large thistle of neglected pastures. --
Canada thistle, Cnicus arvensis, a native of Europe, but introduced into the United States from Canada. --
Cotton thistle, Onopordon Acanthium. --
Fuller's thistle, the teasel. --
Globe thistle,
Melon thistle, etc. See under Globe, Melon, etc. --
Pine thistle, Atractylis gummifera, a native of the Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the involucre. --
Scotch thistle, either the cotton thistle, or the musk thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national emblems of Scotland. --
Sow thistle, Sonchus oleraceus. --
Spear thistle. Same as Bull thistle. --
Star thistle, a species of Centaurea. See Centaurea. --
Torch thistle, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus Cereus. See Cereus. --
Yellow thistle, Cincus horridulus. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thistle bird (Zool.), the American goldfinch, or yellow-bird (Spinus tristis); -- so called on account of its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under Goldfinch. --
Thistle butterfly (Zool.), a handsomely colored American butterfly (Vanessa cardui) whose larva feeds upon thistles; -- called also painted lady. --
Thistle cock (Zool.), the corn bunting (Emberiza militaria). [ Prov. Eng. ] --
Thistle crown, a gold coin of England of the reign of James I., worth four shillings. --
Thistle finch (Zool.), the goldfinch; -- so called from its fondness for thistle seeds. [ Prov. Eng. ] --
Thistle funnel, a funnel having a bulging body and flaring mouth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Overgrown with thistles; as, thistly ground. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: Resembling a thistle or thistles; sharp; pricking. [ 1913 Webster ]

In such a world, so thorny, and where none
Finds happiness unblighted, or, if found,
Without some thistly sorrow at its side. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]