thereupon 
And the coast shall be fur the remnant of the house of 
Juilah, they shall feed therriiin,n. Zcph. ii. 7. 
2. Ill consequence of lli:il : liy rc:iM>n (if that. 
Here is nlo fre<|iiei)tly Blowing a curtainc tall riant, 
whose stalke tieiiiK all <>ti. i mm n>il with a red rinde, Is 
n,,'l-' : lll,un tlTIIH-ll lllr 1V<1 WITtl. 
c<il,t. ./"/in Xiiu'tli, Works, II. 113. 
3. Immediately after that; without delay; in 
sequence, but not necessarily in consequence. 
The Hostages tire dflivcrfil up to K. Edward, who 
brought tltriii int Kn^lam! ; and thereupon King John is 
li'inniinibly conilut t ' 
Baiter, Chronicles, p. 12S. 
He '//' //'/<",( . . . without more ado sends him adrift. 
R. Clioate, Addresses, p. 400. 
Thereva (ther'e-va), . [NL. (Latreille, 1796), 
irreg. < Or. fhipci'etv, hunt.] The typical genus 
of the Tlicmitlif, containing medium-sized 
slender dark-colored flies. About 20 species are 
known in North America. 
0281 
Vyntariakt Is also nowe to make. 
What goode dooth It? His wyne, aysel [vinegar], or grape, 
or ryndi' of his scions yf that me take, 
The bite of every bcest me shall escape. 
I'nltadiun, liusboudrie (E. E. T. H.), p. lot). 
theriaca (tlie-ri'ii-kii), . Same as theriac. 
theriacal (tof-n'^qp), n. [< theriac + -al.] 
Pertaining to theriac ; medicinal. 
The virtuous [bezoar] Is taken from the beast that feed- 
eth upon the mountains, where there are theriacal herbs. 
/.-'./, Nat II 1st., | 49B. 
therial (the'ri-al), a. [< theri(ae) + -al] Same 
as theriac. 
therianthrppic (the'ri-an-throp'ik), a. [< Gr. 
ttypiov, a wild beast, + avOpuiroc,, man, + -ic.] 
Characterized by imagination or worship of su- 
perhuman beings represented as combining the 
forms of men and beasts. 
Purified magical religions, in which animistic ideas still 
play a prominent part, but which have grown up to a 
Therevidas (the-rev'i-de), . pi. [NL. (West- **"**"*>* polytheism. Kncyc. Brit., x sen. 
wood, 1840), < Thereva 4- -idee.] A family of Theridiidse (the-ri-di'i-de), n. pi. [NL.,< The- 
ridium + -idee.'] A family of retitelarian spi- 
ders, typified by the genus Theridmm. Most 
of them spin webs consisting of irregularly intersecting 
threads. Many species are known, and 19 genera are 
represented in Europe alone. 
Theridium (the-rid'i-um), n. [NL. (Walcke- 
naer, 1805), < (Jr. (h/pidtov, a little animal.] A 
genus of spiders, typical of the family Theri- 
diidee. 
Therina (the-ri'nS), n. [NL. (Httbner, 1816, as 
Therinia), t Gr. m/p, a wild beast.] A genus 
of geometrid 
moths, of the 
subfamily En- 
nominee, hav- 
ing the wings 
broad and 
slightly angu- 
lar and the 
male antennae 
plumose. The 
few species are 
ocherous or whit- 
ish In color. /' 
fervidaria Is com- 
mon throughout 
the northern Thtrlna /trviJarut, natural site. 
United States 
and Canada, and occurs as far south as Georgia, where its 
larva feeds on the snowdrop-tree. In the north it feeds 
on spruce. 
theriodont (the'ri-o-dont), a. and n. [Also 
therodont; < Gr. Oypiov. a wild beast, + OOOI'T 
(OOOVT-) = E. tooth.] I. a. Having teeth like 
a mammal's, as a fossil reptile ; specifically, of 
or pertaining to the order Theriodontia. 
II. n. A member of the Tlteriodontia. 
Theriodontia (the'ri-o-don'shi-S), n.pl. [NL. : 
see theriodont.] An order of extinct Septilia, so 
called from the resemblance of the dentition 
in some respects to that of mammals. There was 
in some forms a large laniariform canine tooth on each 
side of each jaw. separating definable Incisors from the 
molar teeth. The head somewhat resembled a turtle's ; 
the vertebra were amphlcalous. the limbs ambulatory 
with well-developed pectoral and pelvic arches; the hu- 
merus had a supracondylar foramen. Many genera have 
been described from the Permian and Triassic of Africa, 
as Dicunodon, Cytwdraco, Tigrimtchut, and Galesaurus. 
The original application of the term has been modified by 
subsequent discoveries; it has become an inexact syn- 
onym of Therotnorpha, and has been used instead of Pely- 
cosauria. Also Theriodonta and Therudontia. See cut 
under Dicynodon. 
theriomancy (the'ri-o-man-si), n. [< Gr. (hipiov, 
a wild beast, + fiavreia, divination.] Divina- 
tion by observation of beasts. 
Theriomorphat (the'ri-o-m6r'fii), w. pi. [NL., 
neut. pi. of theriomorphus : see theriomorphous.] 
In Owen's system of classification, one of three 
suborders of Batrachia, contrasted with Ophio- 
morpha and Ichthyomorpha. See Theromorpha. 
Also Therimorpha. 
theriomorphic (the'rj-o-m6r'fik), a. [< Gr. 
6i/piov, a wild beast, + fioptpt/, form.] Having 
the form of a wild beast. Encyc. Brit., XVII. 
150. [Rare.] 
theriomorphous (the'ri-o-mdr'fns), a. [< NL. 
Otfriomorphus, < Gr. thipi6popfos, having the form 
of a beast, < (hipiov, a wild beast, + popQn, form.] 
1. Beast-like; resembling an ordinary quadru- 
ped or mammal : as, the theriomorphotus rept iles 
of the Permian period. 2. Specifically, of or 
pertaining to the Theriomorpha. 
theriopod (the'ri-o-pod), a. and n. Same as 
therojiiiil. 
theriotomy (the-ri-ot'o-mi), n. [< Gr. Bqpiov, a 
wild beast, T -Topia, < rtpvtiv, ra/ieiv, cut.] The 
dissection of beasts; the anatomy of other ani- 
mals than man ; zotitomv. 
therlt, r. A Middle English form of 
thermically 
therm't, ". Si-e llmrm. 
therm- (therm), . [In its old use, usually in 
plural lln-niiia, < OF. (and K.) tliirinrx = Sp. 
ti I-IHIIX = 1'g. llirniKiK = It. trrmr, pi., < L. 
tin mar, nl., < (!r. HI'II/UU, hot baths, pi. of 
predaceous flies resembling the Asilidee, but 
having the labium fleshy instead of horny. Their 
larvno live In earth and decaying wood, and are either 
carnivorous or herbivorous. The adult flies feed mainly 
upon other dlpters, for which they lie in wait upon leaves 
and bushes. About 200 species are known. They are 
sometimes called leaf-nosed flies. 
therewhilet (THar-hwir), adv. [< ME. ther- 
while, thenchyle; < there + while.} 1. Mean- 
while ; the while ; presently. 
Tin r-u'li ill- en tred in thre maydenes of right grete bewte, 
wher-of tweyne were ueces vn-to Agrauadaln. 
Merlin (E. E. T. 8.), Hi. 607. 
2. For that time. 
So have I doon in erthe, alias ther-whyle .' 
That certes ... he wol my gost exyle. 
Chaucer, A. B. C., L 54. 
therewhilest (?Har-hwilz'), adv. [< ME. ther- 
ichiles; as thercwhile + adv. gen. -es.] During 
the time; while. 
Therwhilet that thilke thinges ben idoon, they ne myhte 
nat ben undoon. Chaucer, Boethius, v. prose 6. 
therewith (THar-wiTH'), adv. [< ME. therwith 
(= Sw. dervid = Dan. derved) ; as there + with.] 
1. With that. 
He :mr 3ow fyue wittes 
For to worshepen hym ther-mth. 
Fieri Plowman (C\ II. 16. 
I have learned, in whatever state I am, therewith to be 
content. Phil. iv. 11. 
2. Upon that ; thereupon. 
"I take the privilege, Mistress Ruth, of saluting you." 
. . . And therewith I bussed her well. 
A'. It. Blacinnore, Lorna Doone, 1. 
therewithal (THar-wiTH-al'), adv. [Formerly 
also therewithall ; < there + withal.] It. With 
that; therewith. 
Knowing his voice, although not heard long sin, 
She sudden was revived therewithall. 
Spenter, F. Q., VI. xi. 44. 
2f. At the same time. 
I bewayle mine own vnworthynesse, and therewithal do 
set before mine eyes the lost time of my youth mispent. 
Oascaiyne, Steele Glas (ed. Arber), Ep. Ded., p. 42. 
Well, give her that ring, and therewithal 
This letter. ShaJc., T. G. of V., tv. 4. 90. 
3. Iii addition to that ; besides; also. 
He was somewhat red of Face, and broad Breasted ; short 
of Body, and therewithal fat. Baiter, Chronicles, p. 80. 
Strong thou art and goodly thereinthal. 
Tennyson, Gareth and Lynette. 
therft, a. See tharf. 
therfrot, therfromt, xdr. Middle English forms 
of therej'rn, therefrom. 
thergaint, adv. A Middle English form of there- 
i/i/iii. 
theriac (the'ri-ak), a. and . [I. a. < L. theri- 
iii'im, < Gr. Or/puuiAf, of or pertaining to wild 
beasts, < dt/plov, a wild beast, a beast, animal, 
a poisonous animal, esp. a serpent, dim. (in 
form) of Qi/p, a wild beast. II. n. < ME. "therial't, 
Uriah; tariake,<. OF. tlieriaque, F. theriaque = 
Pr. tiriaea = Sp. teriaca, triaca = Pg. theriaga = 
It. teriaca,<. L. theriaca, ML. also teriaca, tiriarn, 
tyriai-ii, < Gr. fh/piaKr/ (sc. avritioTnt), an antidote 
against the (poisonous) bites of wild beasts, 
esp. serpents (neut. pi. OrjptaKa, sc. ^ap/iam, 
drugs so used\ fern, of 8r/ptaKoc,, of or pertaining 
to wild beasts : see I. The same word, derived 
through OF. and ME., appears as treacle, q. v.] 
I. .. Same as tlicrim-nl. 
II. ". A composition regarded as efficacious 
against the bites of poisonous animals ; par- 
ticuliirly, tlirriin-a .Imlriniuichi, or Venice trea- 
cle, which is a compound of sixty to seventy or 
more dnigs, prepared, pulverized, and reduced 
by the agency of honey to an electuary. 
heat, < mpfiof, warm (= L. formux, warm), < 
titpeiv, make hot or dry, burn, j If. Ahotbath; 
by extension, any bath or pool. 
O cleer Therna, 
If so your Wares be cold, what Is It warms, 
Nay, burns my hart? 
Sylveiter, tr. of Du Bartas's Weeks, II., The Trophies. 
2. In physics, a thermal unit, the water-gram- 
degree or (small) calory, the amount of heat re- 
quireil to raise one gram of water at its maxi- 
mum density through one degree centigrade. 
thermae (ther'me), n.pl. [L., < Gr. Itl-p/itu, hot 
baths, pi. of Hi Jin n . heat: see ////'-'.] Hot 
springs or hot baths ; particularly, one of the 
public bathing-establishments of the ancient 
Greeks and Romans, which were universally 
patronized, and of which abundant remains 
survive, the chief of them in Home. The ancient 
battu were originally of the simplest character, but with 
the advance of time became, after the Periclean age, more 
and more luxurious. Among the Komans their use did 
not become general until toward the close of the repub- 
lic, but was a popular passion throughout the empire. In 
their fully developed form the Roman thermae were of great 
size and lavish magnificence, including dressing-rooms, 
reservoirs, basins of hot and cold water, hot-air chambers, 
court* for exercising, gardens for rest, lecture-rooms, li- 
braries, and every other elaboration of architecture and 
of luxury. See plan under bath' . 
thermal (ther'mal), a. [= F. thermal = Sp. 
termal = Pg. thermal = It. termale, < NL. 'tlier- 
malix, < Gr. "< /",. heat, pi. Ofpfiai, hot baths: see 
therm 2 .] 1. Of or pertaining to heat. 2. Of 
or pertaining to thermae. 
Next in splendour to the amphitheatres of the Romans 
were then- great thermal establishments: In size they 
were perhaps even more remarkable, and their erection 
must certainly have been more costly. 
J. Fergutton, Hist. Arch., I. 381. 
Thermal alarm, a name applied to a variety of sig- 
nals or alarms for Indicating a rise in temperature, as a 
hnt-l*'ariiuj alarm, a tejnptrature alarm, or a thermo-elec- 
tric alarm (see thermo-electric). Thermal analysis, the 
analysis of the radiation from any source, as the sun or 
an electric light, with a view to determining the relative 
intensity of the luminous and non-luminous rays or the 
distribution of heat in different parts of the spectrum. 
Thermal capacity, chemistry, equilibrium. See the 
nouns. Thermal equator, the line along which the 
greatest heat occurs on the earth's surface. It travels 
northward and southward through the year with the mo- 
tion of the sun, but, on account of the influence of the 
larger land-masses in the northern hemisphere, ft never 
mores more than a short distance Into the southern hemi- 
sphere except over Australia. Thermal springs, ther- 
mal waters, hot springs. See spring, 7. Thermal unit. 
See unit. 
thermally (ther'mal-i), adr. In a thermal man- 
ner; with reference to heat. 
therm-ammeter (ther-mam'e-ter), n. [< Gr. 
Sip/it/, heat,+ E. ammeter.] An instrument for 
measuring the strength of an electric current 
(in amperes) by means of the heat which it 
generates. 
thermantidote (ther-man'ti-dot), n. [< Gr. 
fffpfil, heat,+ avriiorov. antidote : see antidote.] 
An apparatus used in India for cooling the air. 
It consists of a revolving wheel fitted to a window, and 
usually inclosed In wet tatties, through which the air Is 
forced. 
Low and heavy punkahs swing overhead; a sweet 
breathing of wet khaakhas grass comes out of the tlirr- 
mantidote. 
O. A. Mackay, Sir All Balm, p. 112. (Y-ilr and Bttrnell.) 
thermatology (ther-ma-tol'o-ji), n. [< Gr. 
6ep/a/, heat, + -Xoyw, < Myccv, speak : see -ology.] 
In med., the science of the treatment of dis- 
ease by heat, and specifically by thermal min- 
eral waters ; balneology. 
Thermesia (ther-me'si-S), w. [NL. (Httbner, 
1816), < Gr. 6fp/ui, heat: see therm.] A genus 
of noctuid moths, typical of the family Therme- 
siidee, comprising a number of slender geometri- 
form species, mostly from tropical regions. 
Thermesiida (ther-me-si'i-de), n. pi. [NL. 
(Guen6e, 1852), < Thermesia + -idee.] A large 
family of noctuid moths of the pseudodeltoid 
group, distinguished mainly by their non-angu- 
late wings. About 40 genera besides Thermetia hare 
been placed in this family, which Is represented in all 
parts of the globe except urope. 
thermetrograph (ther-met'ro-graf), n. Same 
as tliermometroi/raph. 
thermic (ther'mik), a. [= F. thermiaue } < Gr. 
Oipftjj, heat: see therm*.] Of or relating to 
heat; thermal: as, thermic conditions. Ther- 
mic anomaly. See anomaly. Thermic balance. Same 
as bolometer. Thermic fever, sunstroke. 
thermically (tlier'ini-kiil-i). mlr. In relation to 
or as affected by heat ; in a thermic manner. 
[Rare.] 
