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n. [ Thio- + alcohol + L. oleum oil. ] (Chem.) A colorless oily liquid, (C2H5)2S2, having a strong garlic odor; -- called also ethyl disulphide. By extension, any one of the series of related compounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Thibet. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Thibet. [ 1913 Webster ]

(a) A fabric made of coarse goat's hair; a kind of camlet. (b) A kind of fine woolen cloth, used for dresses, cloaks, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. Same as Thibetan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A slice; a skimmer; a spatula; a pudding stick. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] Ainsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the thick of the dust and smoke. Knolles. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A thicket; as, gloomy thicks. [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Through the thick they heard one rudely rush. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

He through a little window cast his sight
Through thick of bars, that gave a scanty light. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thick-and-thin block (Naut.), a fiddle block. See under Fiddle. --
Through thick and thin, through all obstacles and difficulties, both great and small. [ 1913 Webster ]

Through thick and thin she followed him. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]

He became the panegyrist, through thick and thin, of a military frenzy. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Thicker superl. Thickest. ] [ OE. thicke, AS. þicce; akin to D. dik, OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G. dick thick, Icel. þykkr, þjökkr, and probably to Gael. & Ir. tiugh. Cf. Tight. ] 1. Measuring in the third dimension other than length and breadth, or in general dimension other than length; -- said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick. [ 1913 Webster ]

Were it as thick as is a branched oak. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins. 1 Kings xii. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Having more depth or extent from one surface to its opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used figuratively; as, thick darkness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Make the gruel thick and slab. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty; as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain. “In a thick, misty day.” Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set; following in quick succession; frequently recurring. [ 1913 Webster ]

The people were gathered thick together. Luke xi. 29. [ 1913 Webster ]

Black was the forest; thick with beech it stood. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Not having due distinction of syllables, or good articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Deep; profound; as, thick sleep. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. Intimate; very friendly; familiar. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

We have been thick ever since. T. Hughes. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Thick is often used in the formation of compounds, most of which are self-explaining; as, thick-barred, thick-bodied, thick-coming, thick-cut, thick-flying, thick-growing, thick-leaved, thick-lipped, thick-necked, thick-planted, thick-ribbed, thick-shelled, thick-woven, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thick register. (Phon.) See the Note under Register, n., 7. --
Thick stuff (Naut.), all plank that is more than four inches thick and less than twelve. J. Knowles. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Dense; close; compact; solid; gross; coarse. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ AS. þicce. ] 1. Frequently; fast; quick. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as, land covered thick with manure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thick and threefold, in quick succession, or in great numbers. [ Obs. ] L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]