Definition of Timothy

1. Noun. Grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay.

Exact synonyms: Herd's Grass, Phleum Pratense
Generic synonyms: Grass
Group relationships: Genus Phleum, Phleum

2. Noun. A disciple of Saint Paul who became the leader of the Christian community at Ephesus.
Generic synonyms: Christian

3. Noun. A grass grown for hay.
Generic synonyms: Hay
Group relationships: Herd's Grass, Phleum Pratense

Definition of Timothy

1. n. A kind of grass (Phleum pratense) with long cylindrical spikes; -- called also herd's grass, in England, cat's-tail grass, and meadow cat's-tail grass. It is much prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix.

Definition of Timothy

1. Proper noun. (biblical) Books in the New Testament of the Bible (1 Timothy and 2 Timothy), epistles to Timothy. ¹

2. Proper noun. (biblical character) A companion of Paul. ¹

3. Proper noun. (Ancient Greek male given name) of biblical origin, also borne by early Christian saints. ¹

4. Noun. (botany) any of several grasses, of the genus ''Phleum'', native to Europe and Asia, widely cultivated as a fodder plant ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Timothy

1. a European grass [n -THIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Timothy

timocrats
timolol
timolol maleate
timolols
timon
timoneer
timoneers
timons
timophilia
timorous
timorously
timorousness
timorousnesses
timorsome
timothies
timothy (current term)
timothy-hay bacillus
timourous
timourously
timourousness
timous
timously
timpana
timpani
timpanis
timpanist
timpanists
timpano
timpanum

Literary usage of Timothy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"... as it is said in 2 timothy that he was Paul's only companion when that letter was written, it is presumable that he put that letter on paper, and if so, ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"the ground, as is implied in 1 timothy, or when he urges his leaving his work immediately, as in 2 timothy, and that it is ir.ors- ceivable that Paul should ..."

3. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1915)
"timothy was having a good-natured fight with Cliff when there came a shout ... timothy did not understand the words. But he knew that this dead bear was his ..."

4. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"But the timothy of the genuine Pauline letters was clearly a fellow worker on equal ... 4, it appears that Silas and timothy were with Paul on the second ..."

5. The world's wit and humor: an encyclopedia of the classic wit and humor of by Lionel Strachey (1906)
"The doctor's practise suffers through timothy. ... timothy Samson seems able to tell almost at a glance whether a child is coming down with a simple cold or ..."

6. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1916)
"Another thing I want to mention is, that there is not a field of timothy on ... Alfalfa and clover have driven out timothy. Last year I noticed that 15 of ..."

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