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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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Tri'o or Tri'ō, n. p. 1414Three united; three persons in company or acting together. The trio were well accustomed to act together, and were linked to each other by ties of mutual interest and advantage. Dickens. 2. (Mus.) A…Tri-ōb'o-lar or Tri-ōb'o-la-ry, a. p. 1414Of the value of three oboli; hence, mean; worthless. [Obs.] Cheyne.Tri-ōc'ta-hē'dral, a. p. 1414(Crystallog.) Presenting three ranges of faces, one above another, each range containing eight faces.Tri-ōc'tile, n. p. 1414(Astrol.) An aspect of two planets with regard to the earth, when they are three octants, or three eighths of a circle, that is, 135 degrees, distant from each other. Hulton.Trī-æ'ciā, n. p. 1414(Bot.) The third order of the class Polygamia, in the Linnæan system.Tri-oe'ciōus, a. p. 1414(Bot.) Having three sorts of flowers on the same or on different plants, some of the flowers being staminate, others pistillate, and others both staminate and pistillate; belonging to the order…Triole, n. p. 1414(Mus.) Same as TRIPLET, q. v.Trī'o-let, n. p. 1414A stanza of eight lines, in which the first line is thrice repeated. Brande.Tri'or, n. p. 1414The same as TRIER, q. v.Trip, v. i. p. 1414To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip; to move the feet nimbly. On the tawny sands and shelves Trip the pert fairies and the dapper elves. Milton. She bounded by, and…Trip, v. t. p. 1414To cause to take a false step; to cause to lose the footing, stumble, or fall; to throw off the balance; to supplant;—often followed by up; as, to trip up a man in wrestling; to trip up the heels.…Trĭp, n. p. 1414A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip. His heart bounded as he could sometimes hear the trip of a light, female step glide to or from the door of the hut. W. Scott. 2. A brief…Trī-păng', n. p. 1414The same as TREPANG, q. v.Trī'pärt-ed, a. p. 1414(Her.) Parted in three pieces; having three parts or pieces; as, a cross triparted. 2. (Bot.) Divided into three segments or lobes, extending nearly to the base of the parts to which they belong.Trī-pärt'i-ble, a. p. 1414Divisible into three parts or pieces.Trī-pār'tient, a. p. 1414Dividing into three parts;—said of a number which exactly divides another into three parts.Trīp'ar-tite or Trī-pārt'ite, a. p. 1414Divided into three parts; triparted. 2. Having three corresponding parts or copies; as, indentures tripartite. 3. Made between three parties; as, a tripartite treaty.Trīp'ar-tite-ly or Trī-pārt'ite-ly, adv. p. 1414In a tripartite manner; by threes, or three parties.Trip'ar-tĭ'tion, n. p. 1414A division by threes, or into three parts; the taking of a third part of any number or quantity.Trī-pās'ehal, a. p. 1414Including three passovers.Tripe, n. p. 1414The entrails; also, the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food. 2. The belly. [Ludicrous.] Johnson.Trīp'e-dal, a. p. 1414Having three feet.Trĭp'el, n. p. 1414The same as TRIPOLI, q. v.Trīpe'-mān, n. p. 1414A man who sells tripe. Swift.Trī-pĕn'nate, a. p. 1414(Bot.) Triply pinnate. [Written also tripinnate.]Trī-pĕr'son-al, a. p. 1414Consisting of three persons.Trī-pĕr'son-al-ist, n. p. 1414One who holds to three persons in the Godhead; a Trinitarian.Trī-pĕr'son-ăl'i-ty, n. p. 1414The state of existing in three persons in one Godhead; trinity.Trip'er-y, n. p. 1414A place where tripe is prepared, kept, or sold. Lond. Quart. Rev.Tripe'-stōne, n. p. 1414(Min.) A variety of anhydrite composed of contorted plates;—so called from its structure. Dana.Trī-pĕt'al-oid, a. p. 1414(Bot.) Having the form or appearance of three petals, or as if furnished with three petals.Trī-pĕt'al-ōŭs, a. p. 1415(Bot.) Having three petals or flower leaves; three-petaled.Trip'-häm'mer, n. p. 1415A heavy hammer at the end of a beam, which is raised, tilted, or tripped, by projecting teeth or wipers, on a revolving shaft; a tilt-hammer. [See Illust. of Tilt-hammer.]Tri'phāne, n. p. 1415(Min.) The mineral spodumene. See SPODUMENE. Ure.Triph'thong, n. p. 1415(Pron.) A combination of three vowels in a single syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; a union of three vowel characters, representing together a single sound, as ieu in adieu, eau in beau…Triph-thŏng'gal, a. p. 1415Of, or pertaining to, a triphthong; consisting of three letters pronounced together in a single syllable.Triph'y-line, n. p. 1415(Min.) A mineral of a grayish-green or bluish color, consisting of the phosphates of iron, manganese, and lithia. Dana.Triph'y'l-lōŭs or Tri-ph'yl'lōŭs, a. p. 1415(Bot.) Having three leaves; three-leafed.Trī-pĭn'nate, a. p. 1415(Bot.) Having bi-pinnate leaves arranged on each side of a petiole.Trī'pin-na-tif'id, a. p. 1415Thrice pinnately cleft; — said of a pinnatifid leaf when its segments are pinnatifid, and the subdivisions of these also are pinnatifid.Tri-plā'sian, a. p. 1415Three-fold; triple; treble. [Obs.]Trĭp'le, a. p. 1415Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie. “By thy triple shape as thou art seen.” Dryden. 2. Three times repeated; treble. See TREBLE. Triple crown…Trip'le, v. t. p. 1415To make threefold, or thrice as much or as many; to treble.Trĭp'le-crowned, a. p. 1415Having three crowns; wearing the triple crown, as the pope.Trīp'le-hĕad'ed, a. p. 1415Having three heads; as, the triple-headed dog Cerberus.Trĭp'let, n. p. 1415A collection or combination of three of a kind, or three united. 2. (Poet.) Three verses rhyming together. 3. (Mus.) Three tones or notes sung or played in the time of two.Trip'li-cate, a. p. 1415Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled. Triplicate ratio (Math.), the ratio of the cubes of two quantities; thus, the triplicate ratio of a to b is a³ to b³ or b³/a³.Trĭp'li-cate, n. p. 1415A third paper or thing corresponding to two others of the same kind.Trip'li-cate-tēr'nate, a. p. 1415(Bot.) The same as TRITERNATE, q. v.Trip'li-cā'tion, n. p. 1415The act of tripling or making threefold, or adding three together. Glanville. 2. (Civil Law.) The same as SURREJOINDER in common law. See SURREJOINDER.Trī-pliç'i-ty, n. p. 1415State or quality of being triple, or threefold; trebleness.Trĭp'lite, n. p. 1415An imperfectly crystallized mineral, of a very dark-brown color, consisting of phosphoric acid and the oxides of manganese and iron. Dana.Trip'-măd'am, n. p. 1415A certain plant; a kind of herb. Mortimer.Tri'pod, n. p. 1415Any utensil or vessel supported on three feet, as a stool, a table, an altar, and the like. On such a stool the Pythian priest, in the temple of Apollo at Delphi, sat while giving responses to those…Trip'o-dy, n. p. 1415(Pros.) A series of three feet.Tri-pō'di-an, n. p. 1415(Mus.) An ancient stringed instrument; — so called because, in form, it resembled the Delphic tripod. Moore.Trip'o-li, n. p. 1415(Min.) An earthy substance originally brought from Tripoli, used in polishing stones and metals. It is principally silica, and has been found to consist almost wholly of the cast shells of…Trip'o-line, a. p. 1415Of, or pertaining to, Tripoli, the mineral. 2. (Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Tripoli or its inhabitants; Tripolitan.Tri-pŏl'i-tan, a. p. 1415(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Tripoli or its inhabitants; Tripoline.Trī-pŏl'i-tan, n. p. 1415(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Tripoli.