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Threave
() Same as Thrave.
Three
() One more than two; two and one.
Three
() The number greater by a unit than two; three units or objects.
Three
() A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.
Three-coat
() Having or consisting of three coats; -- applied to plastering which consists of pricking-up, floating, and a finishing coat; or, as called in the United States, a scratch coat, browning, and finishing coat.
Three-cornered
() Having three corners, or angles; as, a three-cornered hat.
Three-cornered
() Having three prominent longitudinal angles; as, a three-cornered stem.
Three-decker
() A vessel of war carrying guns on three decks.
Three-flowered
() Bearing three flowers together, or only three flowers.
Threefold
() Consisting of three, or thrice repeated; triple; as, threefold justice.
Three-handed
() Said of games or contests where three persons play against each other, or two against one; as, a three-handed game of cards.
Three-leafed
() Alt. of Three-leaved
Three-leaved
() Producing three leaves; as, three-leaved nightshade.
Three-leaved
() Consisting of three distinct leaflets; having the leaflets arranged in threes.
Three-lobed
() Having three lobes.
Three-nerved
() Having three nerves.
Three-parted
() Divided into, or consisting of, three parts; tripartite.
Threepence
() A small silver coin of three times the value of a penny.
Threepenny
() Costing or worth three pence; hence, worth but little; poor; mean.
Three-pile
() An old name for the finest and most costly kind of velvet, having a fine, thick pile.
Three-piled
() Having the quality of three-pile; best; most costly.
Three-piled
() Fig.: Extravagant; exaggerated; high-flown.
Three-piled
() Accustomed to wearing three-pile; hence, of high rank, or wealth.
Three-ply
() Consisting of three distinct webs inwrought together in weaving, as cloth or carpeting; having three strands; threefold.
Three-pointed
() Having three acute or setigerous points; tricuspidate.
Three-quarter
() Measuring thirty inches by twenty-five; -- said of portraitures.
Three-score
() Thrice twenty; sixty.
Three-sided
() Having three sides, especially three plane sides; as, a three-sided stem, leaf, petiole, peduncle, scape, or pericarp.
Three-square
() Having a cross section in the form of an equilateral triangle; -- said especially of a kind of file.
Three-valved
() Consisting of, or having, three valves; opening with three valves; as, a three-valved pericarp.
Three-way
() Connected with, or serving to connect, three channels or pipes; as, a three-way cock or valve.
Threne
() Lamentation; threnody; a dirge.
Threnetic
() Alt. of Threnetical
Threnetical
() Pertaining to a threne; sorrowful; mournful.
Threnode
() A threne, or threnody; a dirge; a funeral song.
Threnodist
() One who composes, delivers, or utters, a threnode, or threnody.
Threnody
() A song of lamentation; a threnode.
Threpe
() To call; to term.
Threpsology
() The doctrine of nutrition; a treatise on nutrition.
Threshed
() of Thresh
Threshing
() of Thresh
Thresh
() Same as Thrash.
Thresher
() Same as Thrasher.
Thresh-fold
() Threshold.
Threshold
() The plank, stone, or piece of timber, which lies under a door, especially of a dwelling house, church, temple, or the like; the doorsill; hence, entrance; gate; door.
Threshold
() Fig.: The place or point of entering or beginning, entrance; outset; as, the threshold of life.
Threshwold
() Threshold.
Threste
() of Threste
Threst
() of Threste
Threste
() To thrust.