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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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Trīs'yl-lāb'le or Tris'yl-lāb'le-al, a. p. 1415Of, or pertaining to, a trisyllable; consisting of three syllables; as, a trisyllabic word or root.Trī-sȳl'la-ble, n. p. 1415A word consisting of three syllables.Trite, a. p. 1415Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost its novelty and interest; hackneyed; as, a trite remark; a trite subject.Trīte'ly, adv. p. 1415In a trite or common manner.Trite'ness, n. p. 1415The quality of being trite; commonness; staleness; as, the triteness of an observation or a subject.Tri-tēr’nate, a. p. 1415(Bot.) Three times ternate;—applied to a petiole which separates into three, and is again divided at each point into three, and on each of these nine points bears three leaflets.Trī'the-ism, n. p. 1415(Theol.) The opinion that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three distinct Gods.Trī'the-ist, n. p. 1415(Eccl.) One who believes that the three persons in the Trinity are three distinct Gods.Tri'the-ist'ic or Tri'the-ist'ic-al, a. p. 1416Of, or pertaining to, tritheism.Tri'the-ite, n. p. 1416A tritheist. [Obs.] Phillips.Tri′thing, n. p. 1416One of three divisions of the county of York, in England;—now called riding. — Blackstone.Trit'ie-al, a. p. 1416Trite; common. [Obs.]Trit'ic-al-ness, n. p. 1416Triteness. [Obs.] Warton.Trit'i-cŭm, n. p. 1416(Bot.) A genus of plants including the various species of wheat.Trĭ'ton p. 1416(Myth.) A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and painters as having the upper part of his body like that of a man, and the…Tri'tōne, n. p. 1416(Mus.) A superfluous or augmented fourth. [Rare.]Tri-tō'ri-ūm, n. p. 1416The same as TRITURIUM, q. v.Trī-tŏx'ide, n. p. 1416(Chem.) A non-acid compound of one equivalent of a base with three equivalents of oxygen. [Written also tritoxyd.]Trĭt'ū-ra-ble, a. p. 1416Capable of being reduced to a fine powder by pounding, rubbing, or grinding.Trĭt'ū-rāte, v. t. p. 1416To rub, grind, bruise, or thrash. 2. To rub or grind to a very fine powder; to pulverize and comminute thoroughly.Trĭt/ū-rā'tion, n. p. 1416The act of triturating, or reducing to a fine powder by grinding.Trĭt′ūre, n. p. 1416A rubbing or grinding; trituration. [Obs.] Cheyne.Tri-tū'ri-ŭm, n. p. 1416A vessel for separating liquors of different densities. [Rare.] [Written also tritorium.]Tri′umph, n. p. 1416(Rom. Antig.) A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive victory. ☞ The general was allowed to enter the city crowned with a wreath of laurel…Tri'umph, v. i. p. 1416To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained. How long shall the wicked triumph? Ps. xciv. 3. Sorrow on all the pack of you That triumph thus upon my…Tri'umph, v. t. p. 1416To obtain a victory over; to prevail over; to conquer. [Obs. and rare.] Two and thirty legions that awe All nations of the triumphed world. Massinger.Trī-ümph'al, a. p. 1416Of, or pertaining to, triumph; used in a triumph; indicating, or in honor of, a triumph or victory; as, a triumphal crown; a triumphal arch. Messiah his triumphal chariot turned. Milton.Trī-ŭmph'al, n. p. 1416A token of victory. [Obs.] “Joy-less triŭmphals of his hoped success.” Milton.Tri-ūmph'ant, a. p. 1416Rejoicing for victory; triumphing. Successful beyond hope to lead you forth Triumphant out of this infernal pit. Milton. 2. Celebrating victory; expressive of joy for success; as, a triumphant song.…Tri-ümph'ant-ly, adv. p. 1416In a triumphant manner; with joy and exultation; victoriously.Tri'umph-er, n. p. 1416One who was honored with a triumph in ancient Rome. 2. One who triumphs or rejoices for victory; one who vanquishes.Tri'umph-ing-ly, adv. p. 1416In a triumphing manner; with triumph or exultation.Trī-ŭm'vir, n. p. 1416One of three men united in office. ☞— The triumvirs of Rome were three men who jointly obtained the sovereign power in Rome. The first of these were Julius Cæsar, Crassus, and Pompey.Tri-um'vi-rate, n. p. 1416Government by three in coalition or association. 2. A coalition or association of three in office or authority; especially, the union of three men who obtained the government of the Roman empire.Trī-ŭm'vi-ry, n. p. 1416A triumvirate. [Obs.]Trī'ūne, a. p. 1416Being three in one;—an epithet used to express the unity of the Godhead in a trinity of persons.Trī-ū'ni-ty, n. p. 1416The state or quality of being triune; trinity.Trī'vălve, n. p. 1416Any thing having three valves, especially a shell. Wright.Tri-vălv'ū-lar, a. p. 1416Having three valves; three-valved.Trīv'ant, n. p. 1416A truant. [Obs.] Burton.Trī-vĕrb'ĭ-al, a. p. 1416Of, or pertaining to, certain days in the Roman calendar allowed to the pretor for hearing causes, and which were so called as on them the pretor might speak the three characteristic words of his…Trĭv'et, n. p. 1416A three-legged stool, table, or other support. See TREVET.Trĭv'et-tā/ble, n. p. 1416A table supported by three legs. “The trivet-table of a foot was lame.” Dryden.Trĭv'i-al, a. p. 1416Likely to be found any where; hence, common; ordinary; vulgar. [Obs. or rare.] As a scholar, meantime, he was trivial, and incapable of labor. De Quincey. 2. Of little worth or importance…Trĭv'i-al, n. p. 1416One of the three liberal arts forming the trivium. [Obs.] Wood.Triv'i-āl'i-ty, n. p. 1416The state or quality of being trivial; trivialness. 2. That which is trivial; a trifle. The philosophy of our times does not expend itself in furious discussions on mere scholastic trivialities. L.…Triv'i-al-ly, adv. p. 1416In a trivial manner: in a trifling manner or degree; commonly; inconsiderably.Triv'i-al-ness, n. p. 1416The state or quality of being trivial; triviality. 2. That which is trivial; a trifle.Triv'i-ūm, n. p. 1416The three arts of grammar, logic, and rhetoric;—so called because they constitute a triple way, as it were, to eloquence. ☞ The quadrivium was the four arts, music, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy.…Tri'-week/ly, a. p. 1416Performed, occurring, or appearing three times a week; thrice-weekly; as, a tri-weekly newspaper. ☞ This is a convenient word, but is not legitimately formed. It should, according to its formation…Trōad, n. p. 1416See TRODE. [Obs.]Trōat, v. i. p. 1416To cry, as a buck in rutting-time.Trōat, n. p. 1416The cry of a buck in rutting-time.Trō'car, n. p. 1416A surgical instrument for evacuating fluids from cavities, as in dropsy. Dunglison.Tro-chā'ie, n. p. 1416A trochaic verse or measure.Tro-chā'ic, a. p. 1416[Fr. trochaïque, Sp. & It. tro-Tro-chā'ie-al p. 1416caico, Lat. trochāicus, Gr. τρο-χαϊκός or τροχαϊκός. See TROCHEE.] (Pros.) Pertaining to, or consisting of, trochees; as, trochaic measure or verse.Tro-chān’ter, n. p. 1416(Anat.) One of the two processes of the thigh-bone, at its upper end, called major and minor, or greater and less, or little, the major being on the outside, and the minor on the inside.Trō'chan-tē'ri-an, a. p. 1416(Anat.) Of, or pertaining to, the greater trochanter.Trō'chan-tīn'i-an, a. p. 1416(Anat.) Of, or pertaining to, the less or little trochanter. Dunglison.