Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter T - Page 33
Thither (adv.) To that place; -- opposed to hither.
This city is near; . . . O, let me escape thither. -- Gen. xix. 20.
Where I am, thither ye can not come. -- John vii. 34.
Thither (adv.) To that point, end, or result; as, the argument tended thither.
Hither and thither, To this place and to that; one way and another.
Syn: There.
Usage: Thither, There. Thither properly denotes motion toward a place; there denotes rest in a place; as, I am going thither, and shall meet you there. But thither has now become obsolete, except in poetry, or a style purposely conformed to the past, and there is now used in both senses; as, I shall go there to-morrow; we shall go there together.
Thither (a.) Being on the farther side from the person speaking; farther; -- a correlative of hither; as, on the thither side of the water. -- W. D. Howells.
Thither (a.) Applied to time: On the thither side of, older than; of more years than. See Hither, a. -- Huxley.
Thither (adv.) To or toward that place; away from the speaker; "go there around noon!" [syn: there, thither] [ant: here, hither].
Thitherto (adv.) To that point; so far. [Obs.]
Thitherward (adv.) To ward that place; in that direction.
They shall ask the way to Zion, with their faces thitherward. -- Jer. l. 5.
Thitsee (n.) (Bot.) The varnish tree of Burmah ({Melanorrhoea usitatissima).
Thitsee (n.) A black varnish obtained from the tree.
Thlipsis (n.) (Med.) Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause.
Tho (def. art.) The. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Tho (pron. pl.) Those. [Obs.]
This knowen tho that be to wives bound. -- Chaucer.
Tho (adv.) Then. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
To do obsequies as was tho the guise. -- Chaucer.
Tho (conj.) Though. [Reformed spelling.]
Tho (n.) A branch of the Tai languages.
Thole (n.) A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing. -- Longfellow.
Thole (n.) The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath.
Thole pin. Same as Thole.
Tholed (imp. & p. p.) of Thole.
Tholing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thole.
Thole (v. t.) To bear; to endure; to undergo. [Obs. or Scot.] -- Gower.
So much woe as I have with you tholed. -- Chaucer.
To thole the winter's steely dribble. -- Burns.
Thole (v. i.) To wait. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Thomaean
Thole (n.) A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock].
Thomaean (n.) Alt. of Thomean.
Thomean (n.) (Eccl. Hist.) A member
of the ancient
Thomism (n.) Alt. of Thomaism.
Thomaism (n.) (Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of Thomas Aquinas, esp. with respect to predestination and grace.
Thomism (n.) The comprehensive theological doctrine created by Saint Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century and still taught by the Dominicans.
Thomist (n.) (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Thomas Aquinas. See Scotist.
Thomite (n.) (Eccl. Hist.) A Thomaean.
Thomsenolite (n.) (Min.) A fluoride of aluminium, calcium, and sodium occurring with the cryolite of Greenland.
Thomsen's disease () (Med.) An affection apparently congenital, consisting in tonic contraction and stiffness of the voluntary muscles occurring after a period of muscular inaction.
Thomsonian (a.) (Med.) Of or pertaining to Thomsonianism.
Thomsonian (n.) (Med.) A believer in Thomsonianism; one who practices Thomsonianism.
Thomsonianism (n.) (Med.) An empirical system which assumes that the human body is composed of four elements, earth, air, fire, and water, and that vegetable medicines alone should be used; -- from the founder, Dr. Samuel Thomson, of Massachusetts.
Thomsonite (n.) (Min.) A zeolitic mineral, occurring generally in masses of a radiated structure. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia, lime, and soda. Called also mesole, and comptonite.
Thong (n.) A strap of leather; especially, one used for fastening anything.
And nails for loosened spears, and thongs for shields, provide. -- Dryden.
Thong seal (Zool.), The bearded seal. See the Note under Seal.
Thong (n.) Leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip [syn: lash, thong].
Thong (n.) Underpants resembling a G-string; worn by women especially under very tight pants; "she wore thongs in her quest for the callipygian ideal."
Thong (n.) A thin strip of leather; often used to lash things together.
Thong (n.) Minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs, and is supported by a waistband [syn: G-string, thong].
Thong (n.) A backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe [syn: flip-flop, thong].
Thong (n.) A narrow piece of especially leather used to fasten something or as part of a whip.
Thong (clothing) (n.) 丁字褲 The thong is a garment generally worn as either underwear or as a swimsuit in some countries. It may also be worn for traditional ceremonies or competitions, such as sumo wrestling.
Viewed from the front, the thong typically resembles a bikini bottom, but at the back the material is reduced to a minimum. Thongs are almost always designed to cover the genitals, anus, and perineum, and leave part or most of the buttocks uncovered. The back of the garment typically consists of a thin waistband and a thin strip of material, designed to be worn between the buttocks, that connects the middle of the waistband with the bottom front of the garment. [1] It is also used as a descriptive term in other types of garment, such as a bodysuit, bodystocking, leotard, or one-piece swimsuit in the context "thong backed."
One type of thong is the G-string, the back of which consists only of a (typically elasticized) string. [2] The two terms G-string and thong are often used interchangeably; however, they can refer to distinct pieces of clothing. Thongs come in a variety of styles depending on the thickness, material, or type of the rear portion of fabric and are available for both men and women throughout most of the world.
Thooid (a.) (Zool.) Of or pertaining to a group of carnivores, including the wovels and the dogs.
Thor (n.) (Scand. Myth.) The god of thunder, and son of Odin.
Thoracentesis (n.) (Surg.) The operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out liquids contained in the cavity of the chest.
Thoracentesis (n.) Removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes [syn: thoracocentesis, thoracentesis].
Thoracic (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest.
Thoracic duct (Anat.), The great trunk of the lymphatic vessels, situated on the ventral side of the vertebral column in the thorax and abdomen. See Illust. of Lacteal.
Thoracic (n.) (Zool.) One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed beneath the thorax or beneath the pectorial fins.
Thoracic (a.) Of or relating to the chest or thorax; "pectoral organ" [syn: pectoral, thoracic].
Thoracica (n. pl.) [NL.] (Zool.) A division of cirripeds including those which have six thoracic segments, usually bearing six pairs of cirri. The common barnacles are examples.
Thoracolumbar (a.) Of or relating to the thoracic and lumbar parts of the spinal column.
Thoracolumbar (a.) Of or relating to the thoracic and lumbar nerves.
Thoracolumbar (a.) Of or relating to the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system.
Thoracolumbar (a.) (Medical) (Specialized) 胸腰的 Relating to the parts of the spine supporting the chest and lower back and the nerves supplying these areas.
// The inflammation associated with this disease can lead to decreased spinal extenuation, particularly in the thoracolumbar junction.
Compare: Stethometer
Stethometer (n.) (Physiol.) An apparatus for measuring the external movements of a given point of the chest wall, during respiration; -- also called thoracometer.
Thoracometer (n.) (Physiol.) Same as Stethometer.
Thoracoplasty (n.) (Med.) A remodeling or reshaping of the thorax; especially, the operation of removing the ribs, so as to obliterate the pleural cavity in cases of empyema.
Thoracostraca (n. pl.) (Zool.) An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield or carapec? ??niting all, or nearly all, of the thoracic somites to the head. It includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and
similar species.
Thoracotomy (n.) (Surg.) The operation of opening the pleural cavity by incision.
Thoracotomy (n.) Surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity.
Thoral (a.) Of or pertaining to a bed. [R.]
Thorax (n.) (Anat.) The part of the trunk between the neck and the abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls of which are supported by the dorsal vertebrae, the ribs, and the sternum, and which the heart and lungs are situated; the chest.
Note: In mammals the thoracic cavity is completely separated from the abdominal by the diaphragm, but in birds and many reptiles the separation is incomplete, while in other reptiles, and in amphibians and fishes, there is no marked separation and no true thorax.
Thorax (n.) (Zool.) The middle region of the body of an insect, or that region which bears the legs and wings. It is composed of three united somites, each of which is composed of several distinct parts. See Illust. in Appendix. and Illust. of Coleoptera.
Thorax (n.) (Zool.) The second, or middle, region of the body of a crustacean, arachnid, or other articulate animal. In the case of decapod Crustacea, some writers include under the term thorax only the three segments bearing the maxillipeds; others include also the five segments bearing the legs. See Illust. in Appendix.
Thorax (n.) (Antiq.) A breastplate, cuirass, or corselet; especially, the breastplate worn by the ancient Greeks.
Thorax (n.) The middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen.
Thorax (n.) The part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates [syn: thorax, chest, pectus].
Thorax (n.) Part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs.
Thoria (n.) (Chem.) A rare white earthy substance, consisting of the oxide of thorium; -- formerly called also thorina.
Thoric (a.) (Chem.) Of or pertaining to thorium; designating the compounds of thorium.
Thorite (n.) (Min.) A mineral of a brown to black color, or, as in the variety orangite, orange-yellow. It is essentially a silicate of thorium.
Thorite (n.) A radioactive mineral consisting of thorium silicate; it is a source of thorium that is found in coarse granite.
Thorium (n.) (Chem.) A metallic element found in certain rare minerals, as thorite, pyrochlore, monazite, etc., and isolated as an infusible gray metallic powder which burns in the air and forms thoria; -- formerly called also thorinum. Symbol Th. Atomic weight 232.0.
Thorium (n.) A soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands [syn: thorium, Th, atomic number 90].
Thorium
Symbol: Th
Atomic number: 90
Atomic weight: 232.038
Grey radioactive metallic element. Belongs to actinoids. Found in monazite sand in Brazil, India and the US. Thorium-232 has a half-life of 1.39x10^10 years.
Can be used as a nuclear fuel for breeder reactors. Thorium-232 captures slow neutrons and breeds uranium-233. Discovered by Jons J. Berzelius in 1829.
Thorn (v. t.) To prick, as with a thorn. [Poetic]
I am the only rose of all the stock That never thorn'd him.
Thorn (n.) 刺，棘 [C]；有刺植物 [U] [C]；惱人的事（或人）[C] A hard and sharp-pointed projection from a woody stem; usually, a branch so transformed; a spine.
Thorn (n.) (Bot.) Any shrub or small tree which bears thorns; especially, any species of the genus Crataegus, as the hawthorn, whitethorn, cockspur thorn.
Thorn (n.) Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care.
There was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me. -- 2 Cor. xii. 7.
The guilt of empire, all its thorns and cares, Be only mine. -- Southern.
Thorn (n.) The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter ?, capital form ?. It was used to represent both of the sounds of English th, as in thin, then. So called because it was the initial letter of thorn, a spine.
{Thorn apple} (Bot.), Jamestown weed.
{Thorn broom} (Bot.), A shrub that produces thorns.
{Thorn hedge}, A hedge of thorn-bearing trees or bushes.
{Thorn devil}. (Zool.) See {Moloch}, 2.
{Thorn hopper} (Zool.), A tree hopper ({Thelia crataegi}) which lives on the thorn bush, apple tree, and allied trees.
Thorn (n.) Something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh" [syn: {irritant}, {thorn}].
Thorn (n.) A small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf [syn: {spine}, {thorn}, {prickle}, {pricker}, {sticker}, {spikelet}].
Thorn (n.) A Germanic character of runic origin.
Thorn (n.) Heb. hedek (Prov. 15:19), rendered "brier" in Micah 7:4. Some thorny plant, of the Solanum family, suitable for hedges. This is probably the so-called "apple of Sodom," which grows very abundantly in the Jordan valley. "It is a shrubby plant, from 3 to 5 feet high, with very branching stems, thickly clad with spines, like those of the English brier, with leaves very large and woolly on the under side, and thorny on the midriff."
Thorn (n.) Heb. kotz (Gen. 3:18; Hos. 10:8), rendered _akantha_ by the LXX. In the New Testament this word _akantha_ is also rendered "thorns" (Matt. 7:16; 13:7; Heb. 6:8). The word seems to denote any thorny or prickly plant (Jer. 12:13). It has been identified with the Ononis spinosa by some.
Thorn (n.) Heb. na'atzutz (Isa. 7:19; 55:13). This word has been interpreted as denoting the Zizyphus spina Christi, or the jujube-tree. It is supposed by some that the crown of thorns placed in wanton cruelty by the Roman soldiers on our Saviour's brow before his crucifixion was plaited of branches of this tree. It overruns a great part of the Jordan valley. It is sometimes called the lotus-tree. "The thorns are long and sharp and recurved, and often create a festering wound." It often grows to a great size. (See Crown of {Throns}.)
Thorn (n.) Heb. atad (Ps. 58:9) is rendered in the LXX. and Vulgate by Rhamnus, or Lycium Europoeum, a thorny shrub, which is common all over Palestine. From its resemblance to the box it is frequently called the box-thorn.
Thorn (n.) [ C ] （植物莖上的）刺，荊棘 A small, sharp pointed growth on the stem of a plant.
Thornback (n.) (Zool.) A European skate ({Raia clavata) having thornlike spines on its back.
Thornback (n.) (Zool.) The large European spider crab or king crab ({Maia squinado).
Thornbill (n.) (Zool.) Any one of several species of small, brilliantly colored American birds of the genus Rhamphomicron. They have a long, slender, sharp bill, and feed upon honey, insects, and the juice of the sugar cane.
Thornbill (n.) Any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill.
Thornbird (n.) (Zool.) A small South American bird ({Anumbius anumbii) allied to the ovenbirds of the genus Furnarius). It builds a very large and complex nest of twigs and thorns in a bush or tree.
Thornbut (n.) (Zool.) The turbot.
Thorn-headed (a.) Having a head armed with thorns or spines.
Thorn-headed worm (Zool.), any worm of the order Acanthocephala; -- called also thornhead.
Thorniness (n.) 具刺；被刺 【植】[+ of plant, tree]；棘手性 [+ of problem, issue]；尖锐性 The quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines [syn: {prickliness}, {bristliness}, {spininess}, {thorniness}].
Thorniness (n.) A rough and bitter manner [syn: {bitterness}, {acrimony}, {acerbity}, {jaundice}, {tartness}, {thorniness}].
Thornless (a.) Destitute of, or free from, thorns.
Thornless (a.) Lacking thorns [syn: thornless, spineless].
Thornset (a.) Set with thorns. -- Dyer.
Thorntail (n.) (Zool.) A beautiful South American humming bird ({Gouldia Popelairii), having the six outer tail feathers long, slender, and pointed. The head is ornamented with a long, pointed crest.
Thorny (a.) 多刺的；有棘刺的；長滿荊棘的；【動】有刺的，具棘的；棘手的；麻煩的；多障礙的；引起爭議的 Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.
Thorny (a.) Like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively, troublesome; vexatious; harassing; perplexing. "The thorny point of bare distress." -- Shak.
The steep and thorny way to heaven. -- Shak.
{Thorny rest-harrow} (Bot.), Rest-harrow.
{Thorny trefoil}, A prickly plant of the genus {Fagonia} ({Fagonia Cretica}, etc.).
Thorny (a.) Bristling with perplexities; "the thorny question of states' rights."
Thorny (a.) Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {burry}, {prickly}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {spiny}, {thorny}].
Thoro (a.) Thorough. [Reformed spelling.]
Thorough (prep.) Through. [Obs.] -- Spenser. Shak.
Thorough (a.) Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house. [Obs.]
Thorough (a.) Passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect; as, a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough translator; a thorough poet.
Thorough (adv.) Thoroughly. [Obs. or Colloq.] -- Chaucer.
Thorough (adv.) Through. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Thorough (n.) A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water. [Prov. Eng.] -- Halliwell.
Thorough (a.) Painstakingly careful and accurate; "our accountant is thorough"; "thorough research."
Thorough (a.) Performed comprehensively and completely; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research" [syn: exhaustive, thorough, thoroughgoing].
Thorough bass () (Mus.) The representation of chords by figures placed under the base; figured bass; basso continuo; -- sometimes used as synonymous with harmony.
Bass (n.) A bass, or deep, sound or tone.
Bass (n.) (Mus.) (a) The lowest part in a musical composition.
Bass (n.) (Mus.) (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass. [Written also base.]
Thorough bass. See Thorough bass.
Thorough bass (n.) A bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played [syn: figured bass, basso continuo, continuo, thorough bass].
Thorough-brace (n.) A leather strap supporting the body of a carriage, and attached to springs, or serving as a spring. See Illust. of Chaise.
Thoroughbred (a.) Bred from the best blood through a long line; pure-blooded; -- said of stock, as horses. Hence, having the characteristics of such breeding; mettlesome; courageous; of elegant form, or the like.
Thoroughbred (n.) A thoroughbred animal, especially a horse.
Thoroughfare (n.) 大街，大道；幹線道路 [C]；通行 [U] A passage through; a passage from one street or opening to another; an unobstructed way open to the public; a public road; hence, a frequented street.
A large and splendid thoroughfare. -- Motley.
Thoroughfare (n.) A passing or going through; passage. [R.]
[Made] Hell and this world -- one realm, one continent of easy thoroughfare. -- Milton.
Thoroughfare (n.) A public road from one place to another.
Thoroughgoing (a.) Going through, or to the end or bottom; very thorough; complete.
Thoroughgoing (a.) Going all lengths; extreme; thoroughplaced; -- less common in this sense.
Thoroughgoing (a.) Performed comprehensively and completely; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research" [syn: exhaustive, thorough, thoroughgoing].
Thoroughgoing (a.) Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" [syn: arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulterated].
Thorough-lighted (a.) (Arch.) Provided with thorough lights or windows at opposite sides, as a room or building. -- Gwilt.
Thoroughly (adv.) 徹底地；認真仔細地；完全地；非常，極其 In a thorough manner; fully; entirely; completely.
Thoroughly (adv.) In an exhaustive manner; "we searched the files thoroughly" [syn: {thoroughly}, {exhaustively}].
Thoroughly (adv.) Completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good" [syn: {thoroughly}, {soundly}, {good}].
Thoroughness (n.) The quality or state of being thorough; completeness.
Thoroughness (n.) Conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task.
Thoroughpaced (a.) Perfect in what is undertaken; complete; going all lengths; as, a thoroughplaced Tory or Whig.
If she be a thoroughplaced impostor. -- Sir W. Scott.
Thoroughpin (n.) (Far.) A disease of the hock (sometimes of the knee) of a horse, caused by inflammation of the synovial membrane and a consequent excessive secretion of the synovial fluid; -- probably so called because there is usually an oval swelling on each side of the leg, appearing somewhat as if a pin had been thrust through.
Thoroughsped (a.) Fully accomplished; thoroughplaced. [R.] -- Swift.
Thoroughstitch (adv.) So as to go the whole length of any business; fully; completely. [Obs.]
Preservance alone can carry us thoroughstitch. -- L'Estrange.
Thoroughwax (n.) (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant ({Bupleurum rotundifolium) with perfoliate leaves.
Thoroughwax (n.) (Bot.) Thoroughwort.
Thoroughwort (n.) Same as Boneset.
Thoroughwort (n.) Perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine [syn: boneset, agueweed, thoroughwort, Eupatorium perfoliatum].
Thorow (prep.) Through. [Obs.] "Thorow bramble, pits, and floods." -- Beau. & Fl.
Thorow (a.) Thorough. [Obs.] -- Hakluyt. Thorp
Thorp (n.) Alt. of Thorpe.
Thorpe (n.) A group of houses in the country; a small village; a hamlet; a dorp; -- now chiefly occurring in names of places and persons; as, Althorp, Mablethorpe. "Within a little thorp I staid." -- Fairfax.
Then thorpe and byre arose in fire. -- Tennyson.
Thorp, WI -- U.S. city in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 1536
Housing Units (2000): 759
Land area (2000): 1.325367 sq. miles (3.432685 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.325367 sq. miles (3.432685 sq. km)
FIPS code: 79625
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 44.959792 N, 90.801061 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 54771
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Thorp, WI
Thorp
Thorp, WA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington
Population (2000): 273
Housing Units (2000): 107
Land area (2000): 1.234415 sq. miles (3.197121 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.234415 sq. miles (3.197121 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71225
Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location: 47.068006 N, 120.672687 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 98946
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Thorp, WA
Thorp
Those (pron.) The plural of that. See That.
Thoth (n.) (Myth.) The god of eloquence and letters among the ancient Egyptians, and supposed to be the inventor of writing and philosophy. He corresponded to the Mercury of the Romans, and was usually represented as a human figure with the head of an ibis or a lamb.
Thoth (n.) (Zool.) The Egyptian sacred baboon.
Thoth (n.) Egyptian Moon deity with the head of an ibis; god of wisdom and learning and the arts; scribe of the gods
Thou (pron.) The second personal pronoun, in the singular number, denoting the person addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is used in addressing persons in the solemn or poetical style.
Art thou he that should come? -- Matt. xi. 3.
Note: "In Old English, generally, thou is the language of a lord to a servant, of an equal to an equal, and expresses also companionship, love, permission, defiance, scorn, threatening: whilst ye is the language of a servant to a lord, and of compliment, and further expresses honor, submission, or entreaty." -- Skeat.
Note: Thou is now sometimes used by the Friends, or Quakers, in familiar discourse, though most of them corruptly say thee instead of thou.