Trē'vet1, n.
n. [Fr. trépied, a tripod, trivet, from Lat. tripes, tripedis, having three feet, from tres, tria, three, and pes, pedis, a foot. Cf. TRIVET.] A stool or other thing supported by three legs: a trivet.
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n. [Fr. trépied, a tripod, trivet, from Lat. tripes, tripedis, having three feet, from tres, tria, three, and pes, pedis, a foot. Cf. TRIVET.] A stool or other thing supported by three legs: a trivet.
A three-legged stool, table, or other support. See TREVET.