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Thaumastura cora
Shaft Shaft, n. [OE. shaft, schaft, AS. sceaft; akin to D. schacht, OHG. scaft, G. schaft, Dan. & Sw. skaft handle, haft, Icel. skapt, and probably to L. scapus, Gr. ????, ????, a staff. Probably originally, a shaven or smoothed rod. Cf. Scape, Scepter, Shave.] 1. The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow. His sleep, his meat, his drink, is him bereft, That lean he wax, and dry as is a shaft. --Chaucer. A shaft hath three principal parts, the stele [stale], the feathers, and the head. --Ascham. 2. The long handle of a spear or similar weapon; hence, the weapon itself; (Fig.) anything regarded as a shaft to be thrown or darted; as, shafts of light. And the thunder, Winged with red lightning and impetuous rage, Perhaps hath spent his shafts. --Milton. Some kinds of literary pursuits . . . have been attacked with all the shafts of ridicule. --V. Knox. 3. That which resembles in some degree the stem or handle of an arrow or a spear; a long, slender part, especially when cylindrical. Specifically: (a) (Bot.) The trunk, stem, or stalk of a plant. (b) (Zo["o]l.) The stem or midrib of a feather. See Illust. of Feather. (c) The pole, or tongue, of a vehicle; also, a thill. (d) The part of a candlestick which supports its branches. Thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold . . . his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same. --Ex. xxv. 31. (e) The handle or helve of certain tools, instruments, etc., as a hammer, a whip, etc. (f) A pole, especially a Maypole. [Obs.] --Stow. (g) (Arch.) The body of a column; the cylindrical pillar between the capital and base (see Illust. of Column). Also, the part of a chimney above the roof. Also, the spire of a steeple. [Obs. or R.] --Gwilt. (h) A column, an obelisk, or other spire-shaped or columnar monument. Bid time and nature gently spare The shaft we raise to thee. --Emerson. (i) (Weaving) A rod at the end of a heddle. (j) (Mach.) A solid or hollow cylinder or bar, having one or more journals on which it rests and revolves, and intended to carry one or more wheels or other revolving parts and to transmit power or motion; as, the shaft of a steam engine. See Illust. of Countershaft. 4. (Zo["o]l.) A humming bird (Thaumastura cora) having two of the tail feathers next to the middle ones very long in the male; -- called also cora humming bird. 5. [Cf. G. schacht.] (Mining) A well-like excavation in the earth, perpendicular or nearly so, made for reaching and raising ore, for raising water, etc. 6. A long passage for the admission or outlet of air; an air shaft. 7. The chamber of a blast furnace. Line shaft (Mach.), a main shaft of considerable length, in a shop or factory, usually bearing a number of pulleys by which machines are driven, commonly by means of countershafts; -- called also line, or main line. Shaft alley (Naut.), a passage extending from the engine room to the stern, and containing the propeller shaft. Shaft furnace (Metal.), a furnace, in the form of a chimney, which is charged at the top and tapped at the bottom.
Thaumatolatry
Thaumatolatry Thau`ma*tol"a*try, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a wonder + ? worship.] Worship or undue admiration of wonderful or miraculous things. [R.] The thaumatolatry by which our theology has been debased for more than a century. --Hare.
Thaumatrope
Thaumatrope Thau"ma*trope, n. [Gr. ? a wonder + ? to turn.] (Opt.) An optical instrument or toy for showing the presistence of an impression upon the eyes after the luminous object is withdrawn. Note: It consists of a card having on its opposite faces figures of two different objects, or halves of the same object, as a bird and a cage, which, when the card is whirled rapidlz round a diameter by the strings that hold it, appear to the eye combined in a single picture, as of a bird in its cage.
Thaumaturge
Thaumaturge Thau"ma*turge, n. [See Thaumaturgus.] A magician; a wonder worker. --Lowell.
Thaumaturgic
Thaumaturgic Thau`ma*tur"gic, Thaumaturgical Thau`ma*tur"gic*al, a. Of or pertaining to thaumaturgy; magical; wonderful. --Burton.
Thaumaturgical
Thaumaturgic Thau`ma*tur"gic, Thaumaturgical Thau`ma*tur"gic*al, a. Of or pertaining to thaumaturgy; magical; wonderful. --Burton.
Thaumaturgics
Thaumaturgics Thau`ma*tur"gics, n. Feats of legerdemain, or magical performances.
Thaumaturgist
Thaumaturgist Thau`ma*tur"gist, n. One who deals in wonders, or believes in them; a wonder worker. --Carlyle.
Thaumaturgus
Thaumaturgus Thau`ma*tur"gus, n. [NL., from Gr. ? wonder-working; ? a wonder + ? work.] A miracle worker; -- a title given by the Roman Catholics to some saints.
Thaumaturgy
Thaumaturgy Thau"ma*tur`gy, n. [Gr. ?.] The act or art of performing something wonderful; magic; legerdemain. --T. Warton.

Meaning of Thauma from wikipedia

- In Gr**** mythology, Thaumas or Thaumant (/ˈθɔːməs/; Ancient Gr****: Θαύμας; gen.: Θαύμαντος) was a sea god, son of Pontus and Gaia, and the full brother...
- Thaumaturgy (/ˈθɔːmətɜːrdʒi/ ), derived from the Gr**** words thauma (wonder) and ergon (work), refers to the practical application of magic to effect change...
- Gr****: Ἄρκη, romanized: Árkē, lit. 'swift') is one of the daughters of Thaumas, and sister to the rainbow goddess Iris. During the Titanomachy, Arke fled...
- genus in the family Nymphalidae. It contains only one species, Euryphaedra thauma, which is found in Cameroon and Gabon. Wikimedia Commons has media related...
- Pontus, with his mother Gaia, fathered Nereus (the Old Man of the Sea), Thaumas (the awe-striking "wonder" of the Sea, embodiment of the sea's dangerous...
- Crete. Hesiod calls them two "lovely-haired" creatures, the daughters of Thaumas and the Oceanid Electra and sisters of Iris. Hyginus, however, cited a...
-  Îris, lit. "rainbow," Ancient Gr****: [îːris]) is a daughter of the gods Thaumas and Electra, the personification of the rainbow and messenger of the gods...
- Nereids Nereus Oceanids Phorcys Poseidon Potamoi Potamides Proteus Scamander Thaumas Thetis Triton Love deities War deities Adrestia Alala Alke Amphillogiai...
- curator for the region Lombardy, of the "collana poetica itinerante" of Thauma Editions. He parti****ted to several readings and poetry venues in Italy...
- Daphne × savensis Daksk., Seliškar & Vreš Daphne × sillingeri Halda Daphne × thauma Farrernatural hybrid D. petraea × D. striata Numerous artificial hybrids...