theiform

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• Theiform — The i*form, a. [NL. thea tea, the tea plant + form: cf. F. th[ e]iforme.] Having the form of tea. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• theiform — of the form of tea Shapes and Resemblance …   Phrontistery dictionary

• theiform —   a. like tea or tea plant.    ♦ theine, n. caffeine …   Dictionary of difficult words

• theina — Theine The ine, n. [F. th[ e]ine, fr. NL. thea. See {Theiform}.] (Chem.) See {Caffeine}. Called also {theina}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Theine — The ine, n. [F. th[ e]ine, fr. NL. thea. See {Theiform}.] (Chem.) See {Caffeine}. Called also {theina}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Shapes and Resemblance — This assortment of 370 adjectives all refer in some way to the form or shape of things. Some are more geometrically descriptive than others, while a number of terms refer to animal forms or shapes of obscure objects. Certain adjectives for shapes …   Phrontistery dictionary