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A sheath; a case; as, the theca, or cell, of an anther; the theca, or spore case, of a fungus; the theca of the spinal cord.

Of or pertaining to a theca; as, a thecal abscess.

A surface or organ bearing a theca, or covered with thecæ.

Having the spores in thecæ, or cases.

Same as Thecophora.

Any one of many species of small delicately colored butterflies belonging to Thecla and allied genera; -- called also hairstreak, and elfin.

Any one of a group of lizards of the Gecko tribe, having the toes broad, and furnished with a groove in which the claws can be concealed.

Having the teeth inserted in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws.

A group of fossil saurians having biconcave vertebræ and the teeth implanted in sockets.

A division of hydroids comprising those which have the hydranths in thecæ and the gonophores in capsules. The campanularians and sertularians are examples. Called also Thecata. See Illust. under Hydroidea.

An order of Pteropoda comprising those species which have a shell. See Pteropoda. -- The`co*so"ma*tous, a.

Success; fortune; luck; chance. [Obs.] Evil thedom on his monk's snout. Chaucer.

To thrive; to prosper. [Obs.] "He shall never thee." Chaucer. Well mote thee, as well can wish your thought. Spenser.

The act of stealing; specifically, the felonious taking and removing of personal property, with an intent to deprive the rightful owner of the same; larceny.

The receiving of a man's goods again from a thief, or a compensation for them, by way of composition, with the intent that the thief shall escape punishment.

Thane. See Thane. E. A. Freeman.

Thanehood. E. A. Freeman.

Having the form of tea.

See Caffeine. Called also theina.

The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their houses; their country.