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Definition of Timothy
1. Noun. Grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay.
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.
3. Noun. A grass grown for hay.
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
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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