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tithymal(dictionary)

its(1) (iou) and tithymal (iou)


its(1) (iou)



its possess. adjective (in mod. usage also classed as a determiner), 3 sing. neut. Also it's (now considered erron.). L16.
[from IT pronoun + -'S1.]
Of it; of itself; which belongs or pertains to it(self).
V. Woolf She came in like a swan swimming its way. G. M. Trevelyan Country house life, with its hunting and shooting, and its political and literary 'house-parties'. I. Murdoch The question had arisen of its being sold. G. Vidal Henry appeared with the telephone on its extension cord.

tithymal (iou)



tithymal noun.LME-E18.
[Latin tithymal(l)us spurge, tithymalis sea spurge, from Greek tithumalos, -malis. Cf. Old French tintinmalle (mod. tithymale) cypress spurge.]
Any plant of the genus Euphorbia; a spurge.