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scraping; a perplexity; a difficulty. The too eager pursuit of this his old enemy through thick and thin has led him into many of these scrapes. Bp. Warburton.

A strip of plaster of the thickness proposed for the coat, applied to the wall at intervals of four or five feet, as a guide.

A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc.

species of nudibranchiate mollusks of the genus Doris and allied genera, having a smooth, thick, convex yellow body.

A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal.

Thickly covered or sown, as with seeds. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

A carbohydrate of the glucose group found in the thickened endosperm of certain seeds, and extracted as yellow sirup having a sweetish-bitter taste.

nes to the other side, so that the opening made by the saw may be a little wider than the thickness of the back, to prevent the saw from sticking. -- To set aside. (a) To leave out of account; to pass by; to omit; to neglect; to reject; to annul. Setting aside all other considerations, I will endeavor to know the trut…

Thickly set with bristles or bristly hairs.

the weather settled; wine settles by standing. A government, on such occasions, is always thick before it settles. Addison.

Matter that subsides; settlings; sediment; lees; dregs. [Obs.] Fuller's earth left a thick settlement. Mortimer.

Repeated seven times; having seven thicknesses; increased to seven times the size or amount. "Sevenfold rage." Milton.

a trembling, quaking, or shivering; agitation. The great soldier's honor was composed Of thicker stuff, which could endure a shake. Herbert. Our salutations were very hearty on both sides, consisting of many kind shakes of the hand. Addison.

A thicket; a small wood or grove. [Obs. or Prov.Eng. & Scot.] Burns. Gaillard he was as goldfinch in the shaw. Chaucer. The green shaws, the merry green woods. Howitt.

Trousers or overalls of thick cloth or leather, buttoned on the outside of each leg, and generally worn to protect other trousers when riding on horseback. [Local, U.S.] Bartlett.

with one end thinner than the other, -- used in covering buildings, especially roofs, the thick ends of one row overlapping the thin ends of the row below. I reached St. Asaph, . . . where there is a very poor cathedral church covered with shingles or tiles. Ray.

ddenly into many small pieces or parts; to be shattered. There shiver shafts upon shields thick. Chaucer The natural world, should gravity once cease, . . . would instantly shiver into millions of atoms. Woodward.

A thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a shock of sandy hair.

Having a thick and bushy head of hair.

A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not extending so far up the leg. Your hose should be ungartered, . . . yourshoe untied. Shak. Spare none but such as go in clouted shoon. Shak.