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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Tri-lin'gual, a. p. 1413Consisting of three languages or tongues. The much-noted Rosetta Stone . . . bears upon its surface a trilingual inscription. I. Taylor.Tri-līn'guar, a. p. 1413Trilingual. [Rare.]Trī-lĭt'er-al, a. p. 1413Consisting of three letters; trigrammic; as, a triliteral root or word.Trī-lĭt'er-al, n. p. 1413A word consisting of three letters.Trĭl'i-thŏn, n. p. 1413Three stones placed together like door-posts and a lintel.Trĭll, n. p. 1413(Mus.) A shake or quaver of the voice in singing, or of the sound of an instrument, produced by the rapid alternation of two contiguous tones of the scale. See SHAKE.Trill, v. t. p. 1413To utter with a quavering or tremulousness of voice; to shake. The sober-suited songstress trills her lay. Thomson.Trīll, v. i. p. 1413To flow in a small stream, or in drops rapidly succeeding each other; to trickle. And now and then an ample tear trilled down Her delicate cheek. Shak. Whispered sounds Of waters, trilling from the…Trĭl'ling, n. p. 1413One of three children born at the same birth. Wright.Trĭll'ion, n. p. 1413According to the English notation, the product of a million involved to the third power, or the number represented by a unit with eighteen ciphers annexed; according to the French notation, the…Trĭl'lĭ-ŭm, n. p. 1413(Bot.) A genus of plants; the three-leaved night-shade;—so called because the parts of the plant are in threes. Gray.Trĭl'lo, n. p. 1413(Mus.) A trill or shake. See TRILL.Trī-lō'bate or Trī'lo-bāte, a. p. 1413Having three lobes.Trī'lōbed, a. p. 1413The same as TRILOBATE, q. v.Trī'lo-bīte, n. p. 1413(Paleon.) One of an extinct family of crustaceans, peculiar to the paleozoic era. Dana.Trī'lo-bĭt'ic, a. p. 1413Of, or pertaining to, trilobites. Dana.Trī-lŏc'ū-lar, a. p. 1413(Bot.) Having three cells for seeds; three-celled; as, a trilocular capsule.Trĭl'o-ġy, n. p. 1413A series of three dramas, which, although each of them is in one sense complete, yet bear a mutual relation, and form but parts of one historical and poetical picture. Shakespeare's Henry VI. is an…Trī-lū'mi-nar or Trī-lū'mi-noŭs, a. p. 1413Having three lights. [Rare.]Trĭm, a. p. 1413Fitly adjusted; being in good order, or made ready for service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship is trim, or trim built; every thing about the man is trim: a person is trim when…Trĭm, v. t. p. 1413To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right; to adjust. The hermit trimmed his little fire. Goldsmith. 2. To dress; to decorate; to adorn; to invest; to embellish. “A rotten…Trĭm, v. i. p. 1413To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favor each. The whigs are, essentially, an inefficient, trimming, halfway sort of a party. Jeffrey.Trim, n. p. 1414Dress; gear; ornaments. “Seeing him just pass under the window in his woodland trim.” W. Scott. 2. Order; disposition; state or condition; as, to be in good trim. Took them in the trim Of an…Trī-măc'ŭ-lā/ted, a. p. 1414Marked with three spots, or maculæ.Trī-mēm'bral, a. p. 1414Having, or consisting of, three members.Trī'me-ran, n. p. 1414(Entom.) One of a section of coleopterous insects, including those which have each tarsus composed of three articulations. Brande.Trī-mē'roüs or Trī'me-roüs, a. p. 1414(Bot.) Having the parts in threes. Gray.Trī-mēs'ter, n. p. 1414A term or period of three months.Trī-mēs'tri-al, a. p. 1414Of, or pertaining to, a trimester, or period of three months; occurring once in every three months; quarterly.Trim'e-ter, n. p. 1414(Pros.) A poetical division of verse, consisting of three measures. Louth.Trim'e-ter or Tri-mē'tri-cal, a. p. 1414Consisting of three poetical measures.Trī-mĕt'rĭc, a. p. 1414(Crystallog.) Having three unequal axes intersecting at right angles, as the rectangular and rhombic prisms. Dana.Trim'ly, adv. p. 1414In a trim manner; nicely; neatly; in good order.Trim'mer, n. p. 1414One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments. 2. One who fluctuates between parties, so as to appear to favor either; a time-server. 3. (Arch.) A small beam, into which are framed the ends of several…Trim'ming, n. p. 1414The act of one who trims. 2. That which serves to trim, make right or fitting, adjust, ornament, and the like; especially, the necessary or the ornamental appendages, as of a garment; hence…Trīm'ming-ly, adv. p. 1414In a trimming manner.Trim'ness, n. p. 1414The state of being trim; compactness; snugness; neatness.Trī-mōrph'ism, n. p. 1414(Crystallog.) The property of crystallizing in three forms fundamentally distinct, as with titanic acid, one of the forms of which is the mineral anatase, another rutile, another brookite, the first…Trī-mūr'ti, n. p. 1414(Hindoo Myth.) The triad or trinity of the Vedas, consisting of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Siva the destroyer. Coleman.Tri'nal, a. p. 1414Threefold. “The midst of trinal unity.” Milton.Trin'dle, v. t. & n. p. 1414The same as TRUNDLE, q. v.Trīne, a. p. 1414Threefold; as, trine dimensions, that is, length, breadth, and thickness.Trine, n. p. 1414(Astrōl.) The aspect of planets distant from each other 120 degrees, or one third of the zodiac. 2. A triad. [Rare.] “A single trine of brazen tortoises.” E. B. Browning.Trine, v. t. p. 1414To put in the aspect of a trine. [Rare.] Dryden.Trī-nērv'ate or Trī'nērve or Trī'nērved, a. p. 1414(Bot.) Having three ribs or nerves extending unbranched from the base to the apex;—said of a leaf. Gray.Trīn'gle, n. p. 1414(Arch.) A little square member or ornament, as a listel, reglet, platband, and the like, but especially a little member fixed exactly over every triglyph. 2. A lath or rod extended between the posts…Trīn'ī-tā'ri-an, a. p. 1414Of, or pertaining to, the Trinity, or to the doctrine of the Trinity.Trin'i-tā'ri-an, n. p. 1414One who believes the doctrine of the Trinity. 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a religious order who made it their business to redeem Christians from Turks or infidels.Trĭn/i-tā/ri-an-ĭsm, n. p. 1414The doctrine of Trinitarians; the doctrine that there are three distinct persons in the Godhead.Trin'i-ty, n. p. 1414(Theol.) The union of three persons (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit) in one Godhead, so that all the three are one God as to substance, but three persons as to individuality. Trinity term…Trin'i-ty-House, n. p. 1414An institution in London for the promotion of commerce and navigation, by licensing pilots, ordering and erecting beacons, and the like.Trin'i-ty-Sŭn'day, n. p. 1414The Sunday next after Whitsunday;—so called from the feast held on that day in honor of the Holy Trinity.Trĭn'i-ū'ni-ty, n. p. 1414The state or quality of being three in one; triunity; trinity. [Obs. and rare.] As for terms of trinity, triniunity, ... and the like, they reject them as scholastic notions not to be found in…Trĭnk, n. p. 1414A kind of fishing-net. Crabb.Trĭnk'et, n. p. 1414A small ornament, as a jewel, ring, or the like. 2. A thing of little value; tackle; tools. Tusser. 3. (Naut.) (a.) The top-sail or top-gallant-sail. (b.) The highest sail of the ship. [Obs.]…Trĭnk'et, v. i. p. 1414To make a present of a trinket or trinkets. [Obs.] South.Trĭnk'et-ry, n. p. 1414Ornaments of dress; trinkets collectively. “No trinketry on front, or neck, or breast.” Southey.Trĭnk'le, v. i. p. 1414To treat secretly or underhand; to tamper. [Obs.] Wright.Tri-nōc'tial, a. p. 1414Lasting during three nights; comprising the period of three nights.Trī-nō'dal, a. p. 1414(Bot.) Having three knots or nodes; having three points from which a leaf may shoot, as a stem.