*thur*

n. 1. type genus of the family Acanthuridae; doctorfishes.
Syn. -- genus Acanthurus [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to King Arthur or his knights. J. R. Symonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

In magnitude, in interest, and as a literary origin, the Arthurian invention dwarfs all other things in the book. Saintsbury. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. cothurnus, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. Cf. Cothurnus. ] A buskin anciently used by tragic actors on the stage; hence, tragedy in general. [ 1913 Webster ]

The moment had arrived when it was thought that the mask and the cothurn might be assumed with effect. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. 1. Wearing a cothurn. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Relating to tragedy; solemn; grave. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] Same as Cothurn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. holothuria, pl., a sort of water polyp, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Zool.) A holothurian. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Belonging to the Holothurioidea. -- n. One of the Holothurioidea. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Some of the species of Holothurians are called sea cucumbers, sea slugs, trepang, and bêche de mèr. Many are used as food, esp. by the Chinese. See Trepang. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Holothure, and -oid. ] (Zool.) One of the classes of echinoderms. They have a more or less elongated body, often flattened beneath, and a circle of tentacles, which are usually much branched, surrounding the mouth; the skin is more or less flexible, and usually contains calcareous plates of various characteristic forms, sometimes becoming large and scalelike. Most of the species have five bands (ambulacra) of sucker-bearing feet along the sides; in others these are lacking. In one group (Pneumonophora) two branching internal gills are developed; in another (Apneumona) these are wanting. Called also Holothurida, Holothuridea, and Holothuroidea. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (R. C. Ch.) See Trinitarian. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ OE. maunde a command, OF. mandé, L. mandatum, from mandare to command. See called from the ancient custom of washing the feet of the poor on this day, which was taken to be the fulfillment of the “new commandment, ” John xiii. 5, 34. ] (Eccl.) The Thursday in Passion week, or next before Good Friday. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a mouse + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; tail. ] (Zool.) Any one of numerous small species of springtails, of the family Sminthuridae, -- usually found on flowers. See Illust. under Collembola. [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. Through. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Thoroughfare. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

This world is but a thurghfare full of woe. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. thuribulum, turibulum, from thus, thuris, or better tus, turis, frankincense, fr. Gr. &unr_; a sacrifice, an offering, from &unr_; to sacrifice. ] (R. C. Ch.) A censer of metal, for burning incense, having various forms, held in the hand or suspended by chains; -- used especially at mass, vespers, and other solemn services. Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. thurifer, turifer; thus frankincense + -ferre to bear. ] Producing or bearing frankincense. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. thus incense + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy. ] The act of fuming with incense, or the act of burning incense. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Thuringia, a country in Germany, or its people. -- n. A native, or inhabitant of Thuringia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Thuringia, where it is found. ] (Min.) A mineral occurring as an aggregation of minute scales having an olive-green color and pearly luster. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia and iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. þyrel a hole. √53. See Thirl, Thrill. ] 1. A hole; an aperture. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mining) (a) A short communication between adits in a mine. (b) A long adit in a coalpit. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Thrill. ] 1. To cut through; to pierce. [ Obs. ] Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mining) To cut through, as a partition between one working and another. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mining) Same as Thurl, n., 2 (a). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. þurruc a boat. ] The hold of a ship; a sink. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Small drops of water that enter through a little crevice into the thurrok and into the bottom of a ship. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. þursdei, þorsday, from the Scand. name Thor + E. day. Icel. þōrr Thor, the god of thunder, is akin to AS. þunor thunder; D. Donderdag Thursday, G. Donnerstag, Icel. þōrsdagr, Sw. & Dan. Torsdag. √52. See Thor, Thunder, and Day. ] The fifth day of the week, following Wednesday and preceding Friday. [ 1913 Webster ]

Holy Thursday. See under Holy. [ 1913 Webster ]