The*at"ric*al (?), a. [L. theatricus, Gr. &?;.] Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; histrionic; hence, artificial; as, theatrical performances; theatrical gestures. — The*at`ri*cal"i*ty (#), n. — The*at"ric*al*ly (#), adv.
No meretricious aid whatever has been called in — no trick, no illusion of the eye, nothing theatrical.
The*at"ric*als (?), n. pl. Dramatic performances; especially, those produced by amateurs.
Such fashionable cant terms as ‘theatricals,' and ‘musicals,' invented by the flippant Topham, still survive among his confraternity of frivolity.
Theave (?), n. [Cf. W. dafad a sheep, ewe.] A ewe lamb of the first year; also, a sheep three years old. [Written also thave.] [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
The*ba"ic (?), a. [L. thebaicus, Gr. &?;.] Of or pertaining to Thebes in Egypt; specifically, designating a version of the Bible preserved by the Copts, and esteemed of great value by biblical scholars. This version is also called the Sahidic version.
The"ba*id (?), n. [L. Thebais, - idis.] A Latin epic poem by Statius about Thebes in Bœotia.
The*ba"ine (?), n. [So called from a kind of Egyptian opium produced at Thebes.] (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid, C19H21NO3, found in opium in small quantities, having a sharp, astringent taste, and a tetanic action resembling that of strychnine.
The"ban (?), a. [L. Thebanus.] Of or pertaining to Thebes.
Theban year (Anc. Chron.), the Egyptian year of 365 days and 6 hours. J. Bryant.
The"ban, n. A native or inhabitant of Thebes; also, a wise man.
I'll talk a word with this same learned Theban.
||The"ca (?), n.; pl. Thecæ (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?; a case to put ||anything in. See Tick a cover.] 1. 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. || 2. (Zoöl.) (a) The chitinous cup which protects the hydranths of certain hydroids. (b) The more or less cuplike calicle of a coral. (c) The wall forming a calicle of a coral.
The"cal (?), a. Of or pertaining to a theca; as, a thecal abscess.
The"ca*phore (?), n. [Theca + Gr. &?; to bear: cf. F. thécaphore.] (Bot.) (a) A surface or organ bearing a theca, or covered with thecæ. (b) See Basigynium.