the (definite article.) A word placed before nouns to limit or
individualize their meaning.
the (adv.) By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used
before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more
difficult it is to reform.
the Nominative singular masculine of the definite article.
the Nominative singular neuter of the definite article.
the The feminine plural definite article.
the The male singular definite article.
the The male plural definite article.
the Feminine definite article nominative singular
the Definite article nominative plural
the Feminine definite article accusative singular
the Definite article accusative plural
the Accusative singular neuter of the definite article.
the The definite article.
the The feminine singular definite article.
the The masculine singular definite article.
the The masculine plural definite article.
the ISO 639-6 entity
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionaryπ
the the, or (when emphatic) thΔ,
demons. pron. usually called the definite article, used to denote
a particular person or thing: also to denote a species. [A.S. the,
rarely used as nom. masc. of def. art., but common as an indeclinable
relative. Cf. That.]
the the, adv. used before comparatives, as, 'the
more the better.' [A.S. thΓ½, by that, by that much, the
instrumental case of the def. art.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Bookβ΅
the Allowed for the men to keep their clothes in. The ditty bag included needles and needfuls, love-tokens, jewels, &c.
the Afore, is the partition between the forecastle and gratings in the head, and in which are the chase-ports.
the These are five highly privileged stations, the once great emporiums of British commerce and maritime greatness; they are Dover, Hastings, Sandwich, Romney, and Hythe, which, lying opposite to France, were considered of the utmost importance. To these were afterwards added Winchelsea, Rye, and Seaford. These places were honoured with peculiar immunities and privileges, on condition of their providing a certain number of ships at their own charge for forty days. Being exempted from the jurisdiction of the Admiralty court, the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports is authorized to make rules for the government of pilots within his jurisdiction, and in many other general acts exceptions are provided to save the franchises of the Cinque Ports unimpeached. It is a singular fact that it has never been legally determined whether the Downs and adjacent roadsteads are included in the limits of the Cinque Ports. All derelicts found without the limits by Cinque Port vessels are droits of admiralty. This organization was nearly broken up in the late state reforms, but the Lord Warden still possesses some power and jurisdiction.
the That cable which is veered out in unmooring, and not unspliced or unshackled in clearing hawse.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongueπ
the The dash. The mode. He is quite the go, he is quite varment, he is prime, he is bang up, are synonimous expressions.
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