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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Trĕss'y, a. p. 1410Abounding in tresses.Trēs'tle, n. p. 1410A movable frame or support for any thing, as scaffolding, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top-piece, and forming a sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters, masons, and other workmen…Trēt, n. p. 1410(Com.) An allowance to purchasers, for waste or refuse matter, of 4 pounds on every 104 pounds of suttle weight, or weight after the tare is deducted. McCulloch.Trēth'ing, n. p. 1410A tax; an impost. [Obs.] Johnson.Trē'vat, n. p. 1410A weaver's cutting instrument for severing the pile threads of velvet.Trē'vet, n. p. 1410A stool or other thing supported by three legs: a trivet.Trews, n. pl. p. 1410Trowsers. [Scot.] He wore the trews, or close trousers, made of tartan. W. Scott.Trey, n. p. 1410A three at cards; a card of three spots.Trī p. 1410A prefix, signifying three, thrice, from Gr. τρίς, thrice, τρεῖς, τρία, Lat. tres, tria, three.Trī'a-ble, a. p. 1410Fit or possible to be tried; liable to be subjected to trial or test. “Experiments triable.” Boyle. 2. Liable to undergo a judicial examination; properly coming under the cognizance of a court; as, a…Trī'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1410The state of being triable.Trī/a-cōn/ta-hē'dral, a. p. 1410Having thirty sides. 2. (Min.) Bounded by thirty rhombs. Cleveland.Trī'a-cōnʹter, n. p. 1410(Gr. Antiq.) A vessel of thirty oars.Trī'ad, n. p. 1410The union of three; three objects united. 2. (Mus.) The common chord, consisting of a tone with its third and fifth, with or without the octave. Triads of the Welsh bards, poetical histories, in…Trī'a-dĕlph'ōus, a. p. 1410(Bot.) Having stamens joined by their filaments into three bundles. Gray.Trī'al, n. p. 1410The act of trying or testing in any manner; specifically, (a.) Any effort or exertion of strength for the purpose of ascertaining what it is capable of effecting. (b.) The act of testing by…Trī-ăl'i-ty, n. p. 1411Three united; state of being three. [Rare.] Wharton.Trī'a-lŏgue, n. p. 1411A discourse or colloquy by three persons.Trī'an-der, n. p. 1411(Bot.) A plant of the class Triandria.Trī-ăn'drĭ-ȧ, n. p. 1411(Bot.) A class of plants, according to the Linnæan system, having three distinct and equal stamens.Trī-ăn'dri-an or Trī-ăn'droŭs, a. p. 1411(Bot.) Belonging to the class Triandria; having three distinct and equal stamens in the same flower with a pistil or pistils.Trī'an-gle, n. p. 1411(Geom.) A figure bounded by three lines, and containing three angles. ☞ A triangle is either plane, spherical, or curvilinear, according as its sides are straight lines, or arcs of great circles of a…Trī'an-gled, a. p. 1411Having three angles; triangular.Trī-ăn'gu-lar, a. p. 1411Having three angles. 2. (Bot.) (a.) Flat or lamellar, and having three sides; as, a triangular leaf. (b.) Oblong, and having three lateral faces; as, a triangular stem, seed, column, and the like.…Trī-ăn'gu-lăr'i-ty, n. p. 1411The quality of being triangular.Trī-ăn'gu-lar-ly, adv. p. 1411In a triangular manner; in the form of a triangle.Trī-ăn'gu-lāte, v. t. p. 1411To divide into triangles; to survey by means of a series or net-work of triangles properly laid down and measured. 2. To make triangular, or three-cornered.Trī-ăn'gu-lā'tion, n. p. 1411(Survey.) The series or net-work of triangles with which the face of a country, or any portion of it, is covered in a trigonometrical survey; the operation of measuring the elements necessary to…Trī'ärch-y, n. p. 1411Government by three persons.Trī-ā'ri-an, a. p. 1411Occupying the third post or place. [Obs.] Cowley.Tri'as, n. p. 1411(Geol.) The formation situated between the Permian and Lias, and so named, by the Germans, because consisting of three series of strata, which are called in German, the Bunter-sandstein, Muschel…Tri-äs'sic, a. p. 1411(Geol.) Of the age of, or pertaining to, the trias.Trīb'al, a. p. 1411Of, or pertaining to, a tribe; tribular. [Rare.] Warburton.Tri-bā'sic, a. p. 1411(Chem.) Containing three portions of base to one of acid;—said of oxysalts; as, tribasic salts.Tribe, n. p. 1411A family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob. “A wealthy…Tribe, v. t. p. 1411To distribute into tribes or classes. [Rare.] Bp. Nicholson.Trib'let or Trib'o-let, n. p. 1411A goldsmith's tool used for making rings. Ainsworth. 2. A steel cylinder round which metal is bent in the process of forming tubes. Tomlinson.Tri-bŏm'e-ter, n. p. 1411An instrument to ascertain the degree of friction in rubbing surfaces. Brande.Trī'brach, n. p. 1411(Pros.) A poetic foot of three short syllables, as mĕlĕās.Trī-brăc'te-ate, a. p. 1411(Bot.) Having three bracts.Trĭb'ū-al, a. p. 1411Tribal. See TRIBAL.Trĭb'ū-lar, a. p. 1411Of, or relating to, a tribe; tribal; as, tribular worship.Trĭb'ū-lā'tion, n. p. 1411That which occasions distress or vexation; severe affliction. When tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. Matt. xiii. 21. In the world ye shall have…Tri-bū'nal, n. p. 1411The seat of a judge; the bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice. 2. Hence, a court of justice; as, the House of Lords, in England, is the highest tribunal in the…Trib'ū-na-ry, a. p. 1411Of, or pertaining to, tribunes.Trĭb'ū-nate, n. p. 1411The state or office of a tribune; tribuneship.Trĭb'ūne, n. p. 1411(Rom. Antiq.) An officer or magistrate chosen by the people, to protect them from the oppression of the patricians or nobles, and to defend their liberties against any attempts that might be made…Trĭb'ūne-ship, n. p. 1411The office of a tribune.Trĭb'ū-nĭ'cian or Trĭb'ū-nĭ'tial or Trĭb'ū-nĭ'tian, a. p. 1411Pertaining to tribunes; as, tribunician power or authority. “A kind of tribunician veto, forbidding that which is recognized to be wrong.” Hare. 2. Suiting a tribune,Trĭb'ū-nĭ'tioŭs, a. p. 1411Tribunician; tribunitial. [Obs.] Bacon.Trib'ū-ta-ri-ly, adv. p. 1411In a tributary manner.Trib'ū-ta-ri-ness, n. p. 1411The state of being tributary.Trib'ū-ta-ry, a. p. 1411Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or for the purpose of purchasing peace. 2. Hence, subject; subordinate; inferior. “He…Trib'ū-ta-ry, n. p. 1411One who pays tribute or a stated sum to a conquering power, for the purpose of securing peace and protection, or as an acknowledgment of submission, or for the purchase of security.Trib′ūte, n. p. 1411An annual or stated sum of money or other valuable thing, paid by one prince or nation to another, either as an acknowledgment of submission, or as the price of peace and protection, or by virtue of…Trib'ūte, v. t. p. 1411To pay as tribute. [Obs.]Trib'ū-ter, n. p. 1411(Mining.) One who works for a certain portion of the ore, or its value. Pryce. ☞ Tributers generally work in gangs, and have a limited portion of a lode set them, called a tribute pitch, beyond which…Trī'eā, n. p. 1411(Bot.) The shield or reproductive organ of certain species of lichen, having sinuous, concentric furrows on its surface. Lindley.Tri-căp'su-lar, a. p. 1411(Bot.) Three-capsuled; having three capsules to each flower. Martyn.Trīçe, v. t. p. 1411(Naut.) To haul or tie up by means of a rope. 2. To push; to shove; to thrust. [Obs.] Chaucer.