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Webster 1913 Edition

Thorough

Thor′ough

,
p
rep.
[See
Through
.]
Through.
[Obs.]
Spenser. Shak.

Thor′ough

,
Adj.
1.
Passing through;
as,
thorough
lights in a house
.
[Obs.]
2.
Passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect;
as, a
thorough
reformation;
thorough
work; a
thorough
translator; a
thorough
poet
.

Thor′ough

,
adv.
1.
Thoroughly.
[Obs. or Colloq.]
Chaucer.
2.
Through.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Thor′ough

,
Noun.
A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.

Webster 1828 Edition

Thorough

THOROUGH

,
Adj.
thur'ro.
1.
Literally, passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect; as a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough translator; a thorough poet.
2.
Passing through; as thorough lights in a house.

THOROUGH

, prep. thur'ro. From side to side, or from end to end.
1.
By means of. [Not now used.] [See Through.]

THOROUGH

,
Noun.
thur'ro. An inter-furrow between two ridges.

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