that 
Treat It kindly, that It may 
Wish nt leant with us tu stay. 
Cnii-li'ii. The I'.ph'iire, 1. 9. 
The life Wood of the slain 
I'.HII . il out where thousands die that one may reign. 
/;/./<//</, < 'hiistmas In 1x75. 
3. Introducing a result or consequence. 
The Imerne, with his bare sword, here hyiu to detlic, 
7V..// hu fclle of his fole flat to the ground : 
l>,-*lriirtii,n ,;/ 7V..I/ (V.. K. T. S.), 1. 4M. 
I neuer heard the oldu song of Percy and Dnglas that I 
found not my heart inoom-d more thtm with .1 Trumpet. 
Mr 1'. Siilnrii, Apul. for 1'oetrii'. 
Learning huth that wonderful! power In It elfe that it 
can soften and temper the most sterne and savage nature. 
>>./>./-, State of Ireland. 
Is cheating grown so common among men, 
And thrives so well here, that the gods endeavour 
To practise it above? 
Beau, and Fl., Thierry and Theodore!, iv. -2. 
What have I done 
Dishonestly in my whole life, name It, 
'nmt you should put so base a business to me? 
/;.."'. ami /'<., King and No King, Hi. S. 
I knew him to be so honest a man '/"/' I could not re- 
ject his proposal. Swift, Uulliver's Travels, iil. 1. 
4. Introducing a clause as the subject or ob- 
ject of the principal verb, or as a necessary 
complement to a statement made. 
"I'is a causeless fantasy. 
And childish error, that they are afraid. 
.S'Aat., Venus and Adonis, 1. 898. 
You gave consent n,nt, to defeat my brother, 
I should take any course. 
Fletcher, Spanish Curate, iv. 1. 
This is moat certain, that the king was ever friendly to 
the Irish rapists. Milton, Eikonoklastes, ill. 
The Naragansett men told us after I//.// thirteen of the 
Pequods were killed, and forty wounded. 
Winthrop, Hist New England, I. 233. 
I have shewed hefore that a mere possibility to the con- 
trary can by no means hinder a thing from being highly 
credible. /,';/. Wilkiiu. 
It is a very common expression //"// such a one is very 
good natured, but very passionate. 
Steele, Spectator, No. 488. 
The current opinion prevails that the study of Greek 
and Latin Is loss of time. >'.//'/, Modern Education. 
0. Seeing; since; inasmuch as. 
There Is something in the wind, that we cannot get in. 
Shalt., C. of E., ill. I. e. 
Where is my father, that you come without him ? 
Beau, and Ft., Laws of Candy, II. 1. 
6. Formerly often used after a preposition, 
introducing a noun-clause as the object of the 
preposition : as, before that he came, after that 
they had gone, etc., where at present the that 
is omitted and the preposition has become a 
conjunction; also, by mistaken analogy with 
such cases, that was occasionally added after 
real conjunctions, as n-ln H that, tcltere that. 
Go, litil bill, and say thoue were with me 
This same day at myne vp-Ryssinge, 
Where that y he-sought god of mercl 
Tho to haue my souereln in his kepeing. 
Political Poems, etc. (ed. Furnlvall), p. 40. 
After thai things are set in order here. 
We'll follow them. Shak., 1 Hen. VI., II. i 32. 
Take my soul . . . 
Be/ore that England give the French the foil. 
Shot., 1 Hen. VI., v. S. 23. 
What would you with her if that I be she? 
Stale., T. G. of V., Iv. 4. 116. 
Since that my case is past the help of law. 
Shak., Lucrece, 1. 1022. 
U'lifn that mine eye Is famish'd for a look. 
Shale., Sonnets, xlvii. 
7. Sometimes used in place of another con- 
junction, in repetition. [A Gallicism.] 
Albeit Nature doth now and then . . . commit some 
errors, and that sometimes the things shee formcth haue 
too much, and sometimes too little, yet deliuereth she 
nothing broken or disseuered. 
t'ergtegan, Restitution of Decayed Intelligence (ed. 1628X 
[p. 98. 
8. Used elliptically to introduce a sentence or 
clause expressive of surprise, indignation, or 
some kindred emotion. 
That a brother should 
Be so perfidious ! Shot., Tempest, 1. 2. 67. 
O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths 
to steal away their brains ! Shale., Othello, II. 3. 291. 
9. Used as an optative particle, or to introduce 
a phrase expressing a wish: would that: usually 
with O! 
O, that you bore 
The min'l that I do ! Shak.. Tempest, II. 1. 267. 
This was the very first suit at law that ever I had with 
any creature, and that it might be the last ! 
Kerlyn, Diary, May 26, 1871. 
Forthatt. See .for. In that. Sec in'. How that. See 
tioif. So that. 8eeol.~ Though thatt. See though- 
that (THat), adr. [< that, jimn. or <i. ; abbr. 
of such phrases as to flint t.rti nt. tu Hint //r</m.J 
To that extent ; to that degree ; to such a de- 
gree; so: as, I did not go that far; I did not 
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care that much about it : the comparison being 
with something previously said or implied, as 
in tin- preceding examples: used colloquially 
to express emphasis. A similar Scotch use of the 
word, following a negative, corresponds t<> the Latin ila 
(as In Cicero's win ita initlti): as, no that bad; nae that 
far awa'. 
Ye think ray muse nae that 111-faurd. 
Skinner, MUc. Poetry, p. 109. (Jamiaan.) 
This was carried with that little noise that for a good 
space the vigilant Bishop was not awak'd with It. 
lip. Hackrt, Abp. Williams, ii. 67. (Dariet.) 
Death ! To die ! I owe that much 
To what, at least, I wan. Bnicninij, I'aracelsus, Iv. 
Women were there, . . . because Mr. Elsmere had been 
" that good " to them that anything they could do to oblige 
him "they would, and welcome." 
Mr*. Humphry Ward, Robert Elsmcre, xllx. 
thatch (thach), e. [Also dial, (and historically 
more orig.) tlteteh, assibilated form of thuck. 
thcck, also theak, theek (still in dial, use) ; < ME. 
thacchen, thecclten, < AS. thecean = OS. tkwimi 
= OFries. thrkka, <lfkkn = I), dfkken = MLG. 
decken = OHG. dachjan, decchan, MHO. G. 
decken = Icel. thekja = Sw. tacka = Dan. tiekke. 
thatch, dirkke, cover, = Goth, "thakjaii, cover; 
associated with the noun, AS. tlniT. etc., a roof, 
thatch, etc. (see thatch, n.) ; = L. teaere, cover, 
= Gr. *rt)'f/c, also, with initial a-, orcyttv, cover. 
From the L. vert) are ult. E. tect, protect, tegu- 
ment, intrijumi-nt, tile 1 , etc. From the D. form 
of the verb is E. deck, p.] I. trans. To cover 
with or as with thatch. 
knowledge ill-Inhabited, worse than Jove in a thatched 
house : Shak., As you Like it, Hi. :;. 10. 
Thro' the thick hair thet thatch'd their browes 
Their eyes upon me stared. 
Drayton, Muse's Elysium, Iv. 
They theeleit It o'er wi' birk and brume, 
They theckit It o'er wi' heather. 
Bailie Bell and Mary Gray (Child's Ballads, III. 127). 
That lofty Pile, where Senates dictate Law, 
When Tatius reign'd, was poorly thatch'd with Straw. 
Congrm, tr. of Ovid's Art of Love. 
II. intrans. To thatch houses. 
And somme he taujte to title, to dyche, and to thecche. 
Fieri Plouman (B), xlx. 232. 
To plough, to plant, to reap, to rake, to sowe. 
To hedge, to ditch, to thrash, to thetch, to mowe. 
Spenter, Mother Hub. Tale, 1. 2U4. 
thatch (thach), H. [Assibilated form of tlnn-l. 
(still in dial, use), < ME. thak, pi. thakkeg, roof, 
thatch, < AS. thiec = D. dak = OHG. dah, MHG. 
dafh, covering, cover, G. dach, roof, = Ice). 
thak = Sw. tak = Dan. tag, roof, akin to Gr. 
rfj-of, roof, L. toga, robe ('covering'), tegula, 
tile, tiKjnrium, a hut, etc. (from the root seen 
in tegere), and (with initial *) to Gr. OTF-J >i, roof, 
Lith . stogas, roof : see thatch, tr.] 1. The cov- 
ering of a roof or the like, made of straw or 
rushes, and iu tropical countries of cocoauut- 
leaves and other long and thick-growing palm- 
leaves. The material Is laid upon the roof to the thick- 
ness of a foot or more in such manner that the fibers run 
In the direction which the rain-water should take, and are 
held In place by cords which secure the upper part of 
each bundle, or in some similar manner. Long strips of 
wood loaded with stones are also used to keep thatch In 
place, and to resist the action of wind. 
They would ever In houses of thacke 
Here lives lead, and wcare hut blacke. 
Itte nf Ladies, 1. 1778. 
O, for honour of our land, 
Let us not hang like roping icicles 
1 P'.n our houses' thatch, whiles a more frosty people 
Sweat drops of gallant youth in our rich fields f 
Shak., Hen. V., ill. 6. 24. 
2. One of the palms Calyptrogyne tiirarteii and 
Copernicia tectorum, whose leaves are used in 
thatching. See also specific names below, and 
thatch-palm M* or bull thatch. Same as royal 
palmetto () (whicn see, under palmetto). Brickley 
thatch, brittle thatch, silver thatch. Same as <- 
ver-top palmetto (which see, under palmetto). Palmetto 
thatch. Same as silk-top palmetto (which see, under 
palmetto). 
thatched-head (thacht'hed), n. One whose 
hair is matted together: formerly applied con- 
temptuously to an Irishman, from nis thickly 
matted hair. See glib^. 
Ere ye go, sirrah Thatch' d-head, would'st not thou 
Be whipp'd, and think it Justice? 
I a mi. and Fl., Coxcomb, ii. 
thatcher (thach'er). n. [Also dial, thacker, thrck- 
er; < ME. "thacclnre, tinker. < AS. thecere (= D. 
dekkrr = OHG. defhari. MHG. (i. decker = Dan. 
lirkki-r), a thatcher, < theccan, thatch: see thatch.] 
One whose occupation is to thatch houses. 
You merit new employments daily ; 
Our thatcher, ditcher, gard'uer, bally. Sw\fl. 
thatch-grass (Ihadi'^nis), H. Grass or grass- 
like plants used for thatching; specifically. 
/.'/(-;/<<( di-Hxtii (lli.tliii t'liiiHdrii/ii'tdliiiii), of the 
Ili:ttiiin-x, found at the Cape of Good Hope. 
thaumaturgics 
thatching (Ilnidi'iiig), . [Verbal n. of thnti-li, 
'.J 1. Tin- act or process of applying tlmtcli, 
as to a roof. 2. The fibrous material of which 
thatch is compos.-. I. ;is stniw. 
thatching-fork 'tlmrl, 'inn-fork), H. A fork 
with a long luindlc, by whii-li tin- biimllcs of 
Mtraw, or tin- like, for tlialc-liiii^' are brought up 
to the roof, tlirilt. 
thatching-spade (thai-h'in^-spa.l), n. Same 
as tlifllrliin<[-fnrk. 
thatch-palm (thach'pam), n. One of various 
jialins whose leaves are suitable for thatching, 
purlieiiliirly in the West Indies the royal pal- 
metto. .\/;<// iiinliriirnliffr<i.i\i\ in Lord Howe's 
Island (Australia) Ilinrin l-iirnliriiiiin. See 
thatch and thatch-tree. 
thatch-rake (thach'rak), n. A utensil for rak- 
i IIL; or combing straight the straw or other ma- 
terial used in thatching, consisting of astraight 
bar in which curved teeth or points are set. 
In heraldry It Is represented with five or six such curved 
teeth toward one end, the other end being left free as if 
for use as a handle. 
thatch-sparrow (thach'spar'6), n. The com- 
mon sparrow, Passer domesticiix. Also thack- 
itparrotc. See cut under I'asner. [Local, Eng.] 
thatch-tree (thach 'tre), n. The cocorite and 
other thatch-palms. 
thatchwood-work (thach'wud-werk), n. In 
hydraul. rni/in., a method of facing embank- 
ments exposed to the wash of waves or current 
with underbrush held in place by strong stakes 
and cross-pins. K. If. Anight. 
thatchy (thach'i), a. Of thatch; resembling 
thatch. Compare Spartina. 
thattet, i>ron. and </. [ME., a fusion of that, 
the: that, con/., the, wm/.J That. Chaucer. 
thaught (that), n. Same as ffto/fl, thwart?. 
thaumasite (tha'ma-sit), . .[< Gr. Oav/iatnv, 
wonder, marvel (< Sav/M, a wonderful thing, a 
wonder), + -ite'A] A mineral occurring in mas- 
sive forms of a dull-white color, consisting of 
the silicate, carbonate, and sulphate of cal- 
cium with water. The name has reference to 
its unusual composition. 
thaumatogenist (tha-ma-toj'e-nist), n. [< 
thaumatoyen-y + -.] One who supports or 
believes in thaumatogeny: opposed to nomo- 
<ieni#t. (hceii. [Rare.] 
thaumatogeny (tha-ma-toj'e-ni), . [< Gr. 
6avfta(r-), a wonderful tHing, a wonder, + -ytveia, 
< -yevi/c., producing : see -j/ewy.] The fact or the 
doctrine of the miraculous origin of life : op- 
posed to nmiiogeny. [Bare.] 
Nomogeny or Thaumatoyeny f 
Owen, Anat. of Vert., III. 814. 
thaumatography (tha-ma-tog'ra-fi), . A de- 
scription of the wonders of the iiatural world. 
thaumatolatry (tha-ma-tol'a-tri), n. [< Gr. 
6aifia(T-), a wonderful' thing, + ZaTpcia, wor- 
ship.] Excessive admiration for what is won- 
derful ; admiration of what is miraculous. Imp. 
IHct. [Bare.] 
thaumatrope(tha'ma-tr6p), . [Irreg. tor'thau- 
matotriipc, < Gr. 6ai>/ia(T-), a wonder, + rpoVof, a 
turning.] An optical apparatus dependent for 
its effects upon the persistence of retinal im- 
pressions. It consists of a cylinder or disk upon which 
is depicted a series of Images representing periodic phases 
of the same picture. When the disk or cylinder is rapidly 
revolved, the image of one phase persists while the image 
of the next falls upon the retina ; so that the object seems 
to go through a scries of movements. 
thaumaturge (tha'ma-teri), n. [= F. thauma- 
tunje = Sp. taumaturgo, < ML. thauiiHiturf/tix, < 
Gr. 6avfiarovp}6f, wonder-working, < 0aiym(r-), a 
wonder, + 'Ipyttv, work : see work.'] A worker 
of miracles; a wonder-worker; one who deals 
in wonders or (alleged) supernatural works. 
lie Is right also in comparing the wonderful works of 
Mohammed (who, however, according to the repeated and 
emphatic declaration of the Koran, was by no means a 
tkaumaturye) with the Mosaic and Christian miracles. 
The Academy. 
thaumaturgi, . Plural of thaumaturgtm. 
thaumaturgic (tha-ma-ter'jik), a. [< thauma- 
tnrii-u + -jr.] Of or pertaining to miracles or 
wonders; having the characteristics of a mira- 
cle ; miraculous ; also, in contempt, magical. 
The foreign Quack of Quacks, with all his thaumaturgic 
Hemp-silks, Lottery-numbers, Beauty-waters. 
Carli/le, Oagllostro. 
thaumaturgical(tha-m%-ter'ji-kal), a. [< thau- 
mutiinjic + -at.] Same as thauniaturgic. 
China works, frames, Thaumaturvieal motions, exotick 
toyes. Burton, AnaU of MeL. p. 279. 
thaumaturgics (tha-ma-ter'jiks), H. ;>7. [PI. of 
Iliniiiniitiiri/ic (see -io*j.] Miraculous or mar- 
velous acts; feats of magic or legerdemain. 
