thawy

Liquefying by heat after having been frozen; thawing; melting. THE The, v. i. See Thee. [Obs.] Chaucer. Milton. THE The (the, when emphatic or alone; the, obscure before a vowel; the, obscure before a consonant; 37), definite article. Etym: [AS. the, a later form for earlier nom. sing. masc. se, formed under the influence of the oblique cases. See That, pron.] A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.