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Trigram

Trigram, trī′gram, n. same as Trigraph.—adjs. Trigrammat′ic, Trigram′mic. [Gr. tri, tris, thrice, gramma, a letter.]

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Trigraph

Trigraph, trī′graf, n. a combination of three letters sounded as one, a triphthong. [Gr. tri, tris, thrice, and graphē, a writing—graphein, to write.]

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Trigynia

Trigynia, trī-jin′i-a, n. an order of plants having three pistils or styles.—n. Trī′gyn, a plant with three styles.—adjs. Trīgyn′ian, Trig′ynous. [Gr. tri, tris, thrice, gynē, a woman.]

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Trihedral

Trihedral, trī-hē′dral, adj. having three equal sides.—n. Trihē′dron, a figure having three equal bases or sides. [Gr. treis, three, hedra, a seat.]

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Trijugate

Trijugate, trī′jōō-gāt, adj. (bot.) having three pairs of leaflets or pinnæ.—Also Trī′jugous.

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Trilabe

Trilabe, trī′lāb, n. a three-pronged surgical instrument for removing calculi from the bladder. [Gr. treis, three, labē, a hold.]

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Trilabiate

Trilabiate, trī-lā′bi-āt, adj. three-lipped.

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Trilaminar

Trilaminar, trī-lam′i-nar, adj. having three laminæ, lamellæ, or layers.—Also Trīlam′inate.

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Trilateral

Trilateral, trī-lat′ėr-al, adj. having three sides.—adv. Trilat′erally.—n. Trilat′eralness. [L. tres, three, latus, side.]

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Trild

Trild, trild (Spens.)=Trilled, flowed.

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Trilemma

Trilemma, trī-lem′a, n. a dilemmatic syllogism with three alternative propositions.

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Trilinear

Trilinear, trī-lin′ē-ar, adj. consisting of three lines.

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Trilingual

Trilingual, trī-ling′gwal, adj. consisting of three tongues or languages.—Also Triling′uar. [L. tres, three, lingua, tongue.]

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Triliteral

Triliteral, trī-lit′ėr-al, adj. consisting of three letters.—n. Trilit′eralism. [L. tres, three, litera, a letter.]

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Trilith

Trilith, trī′lith, n. a form of megalithic monument consisting of two upright stones supporting another lying crosswise—also Trī′lithon.—adj. Trilith′ic. [Gr. treis, three, lithos, stone.]

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Trill

Trill, tril, v.t. and v.i. to shake: to utter with a tremulous vibration, to quaver: to pronounce with a quick vibration of the tongue.—n. a quaver or tremulous vibration, warbling. [It. trillare, to shake; imit.]

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Trill

Trill, tril, v.i. to trickle: (obs.) to twirl. [Scand., Sw. trilla, to roll.]

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Trilling

Trilling, tril′ing, n. a compound threefold crystal: any one child of a triplet.

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Trillion

Trillion, tril′yun, n. a million raised to the third power, or multiplied twice by itself: in France, a thousand multiplied by itself three times, a million million.—adj. Trill′ionth. [Fr.,—L. tres, three, Low L. millio,

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Trillium

Trillium, tril′i-um, n. a North American genus of low perennial herbs of the lily family—including wake-robin, three-leaved nightshade, &c.

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Trilobate

Trilobate, -d, trī-lō′bāt, or trī′lō-bāt, -ed, adj. having three lobes.—Also Trī′lobed.

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Trilobite

Trilobite, trī′lō-bīt, n. one of an order of fossil crustacea entirely confined to the Paleozoic rocks.—adj. Trilobit′ic.

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Trilocular

Trilocular, trī-lok′ū-lar, adj. three-celled.

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Trilogy

Trilogy, tril′ō-ji, n. the name given by the Greeks to a group of three tragedies, either connected by a common subject or each representing a distinct story—the Oresteia of Æschylus, which embraces the Agamemnon, the Ch

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Trim

Trim, trim, adj. in good order: nice.—v.t. to make trim: to put in due order: to dress: to decorate: to clip: to reduce to proper form: to arrange for sailing: to rebuke sharply, to thrash.—v.i. to balance or fluctuate b

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Trimembral

Trimembral, trī-mem′bral, adj. having three members.

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Trimensual

Trimensual, trī-men′sū-al, adj. happening every three months—also Trimes′tral, Trimes′trial.—n. Trimes′ter, a period of three months.

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Trimera

Trimera, trim′e-ra, n.pl. a division of beetles with tarsi three-jointed.—adj. Trim′erous. [Gr. treis, three, meros, part.]

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Trimeter

Trimeter, trim′e-tėr, n. a division of a verse consisting of three measures.—adjs. Trim′eter, Trimet′ric, -al, consisting of three measures, esp. iambic. [Gr. trimetros—treis, three, metron, measure.]

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Trimethyl

Trimethyl, trī-meth′il, adj. containing three methyl radicals in combination.—n. Trimeth′ylamine, an organic base resembling ammonia in some of its properties, and having a strong herring-brine odour—incorrectly called p

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Trimonthly

Trimonthly, trī′munth-li, adj. every three months.

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Trimorphism

Trimorphism, trī-mor′fizm, n. (biol.) the existence of an organism in three distinct forms, as in certain butterflies, in the common flower Lythrum salicaria, &c.—adjs. Trimor′phic, Trimor′phous.

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Trimurti

Trimurti, tri-mōōr′ti, n. the name of the Hindu triad, or the gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva when thought of as an inseparable unity, though three in form.

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Trinal

Trinal, trī′nal, adj. threefold.—adjs. Trī′nary, ternary; Trine, threefold: of three.—n. a triad: the aspect of two planets, as seen from the earth, distant from each other one-third of the zodiac or 120°. [L. trinus—tre

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Trindle

Trindle, trin′dl, n. a piece of wood, &c., laid between the cords and boards of a book to flatten before cutting: a wheel of a barrow.—v.i. to roll, to trot.—v.t. to trundle. [A variant of trendle.]

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Trinervate

Trinervate, trī-nėr′vāt, adj. three-nerved.—Also Trī′nerved.

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Tringa

Tringa, tring′gä, n. a genus of sandpipers, of family Scolopacidæ—containing the knot, &c.—adjs. Trin′gine, Trin′goid.

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Tringle

Tringle, tring′gl, n. a rod on which the rings of a curtain run: a small moulding of rectangular cross-section, in a Doric triglyph, &c.: a strip of wood at the edge of a gun-platform to turn the recoil of the truck. [Fr

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Trinity

Trinity, trin′i-ti, n. the union of three in one Godhead: the persons of the Godhead: any symbolical representation of the persons of the Trinity.—adj. Trinitā′rian, pertaining to the Trinity, or to the doctrine of the T

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Trinket

Trinket, tring′ket, n. a small ornament for the person: anything of little value.—v.i. to deal in a mean and underhand way: to intrigue.—ns. Trink′eter, a mean intriguer; Trink′etry, trinkets collectively. [Skeat suggest

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Trinket

Trinket, tring′ket, n. a vessel to drink out of. [Prob. conn. somehow with preceding.]

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Trinket

Trinket, tring′ket, n. a topsail. [O. Fr. trinquet—L. triquetrus, three-cornered.]

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Trinkle

Trinkle, tringk′l, a Scotch form of trickle: also a form of tinkle.

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Trinoctial

Trinoctial, trī-nok′shal, adj. comprising three nights.

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Trinodal

Trinodal, trī-nō′dal, adj. having three nodes or joints.

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Trinomial

Trinomial, trī-nō′mi-al, adj. (math.) consisting of three names or terms connected by the sign plus or minus.—n. a trinomial quantity.—ns. Trinō′mialism; Trinō′mialist; Trinomial′ity.—adj. Trinō′mially. [L. tres, three,

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Trio

Trio, trē′o, or trī′o, n. three united: (mus.) a composition for three performers. [It.,—L. tres, three.]

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Triodion

Triodion, trī-ō′di-on, n. a book of Greek offices for the services from the Sunday before Septuagesima to Easter. [Gr. treis, three, hodos, a way.]

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Triolet

Triolet, trē′ō-let, n. a stanza of eight lines on two rhymes—the 1st, 3d, 4th, and 5th lines rhyming, as also the 2d and 6th. Again, the words of the 1st, 4th, and 7th lines are the same, while the 7th and 8th repeat the

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Trional

Trional, trī′ō-nal, n. a drug used as a hypnotic, akin to sulphonal, but safer.

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Triones

Triones, trī-ō′nēz, n.pl. a name applied to the seven principal stars in the constellation Ursa Major. [L.]

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Trionym

Trionym, trī′ō-nim, n. a name consisting of three terms.—adj. Trion′ymal.

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Trip

Trip, trip, v.i. to move with short, light steps: to stumble and fall: to err, to go wrong, to make a slip in chastity: to fail.—v.t. to cause to stumble by striking one's feet from under him (with up): to overthrow by t

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Tripartite

Tripartite, trip′ar-tīt, or trī-pär′tīt, adj. divided into three parts: having three corresponding parts: relating to three parties.—adv. Trip′artitely.—n. Triparti′tion, a division into three. [L. ter, thrice, partitus,

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Tripe

Tripe, trīp, n. entrails: parts of the compound stomach of a ruminant, esp. of sheep or horned cattle, prepared as food—the parts used being the paunch or rumen (yielding plain tripe), and the smaller reticulum (yielding

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Tripedal

Tripedal, trip′e-dal, or trī′ped-al, adj. having three feet. [L. tres, three, pes, pedis, a foot.]

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Tripennate

Tripennate, trī-pen′āt, adj. (bot.) three-winged. [L. tri, tris, thrice, penna, a wing.]

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Tripersonal

Tripersonal, trī-pėr′sun-al, adj. consisting of three persons.—ns. Triper′sonalist, a believer in the Trinity; Tripersonal′ity.

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Tripetalous

Tripetalous, trī-pet′al-us, adj. (bot.) having three petals or flower-leaves. [Gr. treis, three, petalon, a leaf.]

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Triphane

Triphane, trī′fān, n. spodumene.

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Triphthong

Triphthong, trif′thong, n. a combination of three vowels to form one sound.—adj. Triphthong′al. [Gr. treis, three, phthongos, sound.]

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Triphyllous

Triphyllous, trī-fil′us, adj. (bot.) three-leaved. [Gr. tri, tris, thrice, phyllon, a leaf.]

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Triphysite

Triphysite, trif′i-sīt, n. one of a Spanish sect of the 7th century who maintained the existence of three natures in Christ—the human, the divine, and a third resulting from the union of the other two. [Gr. treis, three,

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Tripinnate

Tripinnate, trī-pin′āt, adj. trebly pinnate.

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Tripitaka

Tripitaka, tri-pit′a-ka, n. the whole body of the northern Buddhist canonical writings, comprising the three divisions of Sutras, or discourses of the Buddha for the laity; Vinaya, or discipline for the order; and Abhidh

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Triple

Triple, trip′l, adj. consisting of three united: three times repeated: (Shak.) third.—v.t. to treble.—adjs. Trip′le-crowned, having three crowns: wearing the triple crown, as the pope; Trip′le-head′ed, having three heads

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Tripod

Tripod, trī′pod, n. anything on three feet or legs, as a stool, &c.—adj. having three legs or supports.—adj. Trip′odal. [Gr. tripous, tripodos—tri, treis, three, pous, foot.]

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Tripoli

Tripoli, trip′ō-li, n. a mineral substance employed in polishing metals, marble, glass, &c. [Orig. brought from Tripoli in Africa.]

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Tripos

Tripos, trī′pos, n. a university examination for honours at Cambridge: the list of successful candidates in an honours examination at Cambridge: a tripod. [Prob. traceable to the custom by which a B.A., known as Mr Tripo

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Trippant

Trippant, trip′ant, adj. (her.) represented as walking or trotting.

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Tripping

Tripping, trip′ing, n. the act of tripping: a light kind of dance.—adv. Tripp′ingly, in a tripping manner: with a light, quick step.—n. Tripp′ingness.

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Tripsacum

Tripsacum, trip′sa-kum, n. a genus of American grasses, including the gama-grass.

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Tripsis

Tripsis, trip′sis, n. pulverisation: the process of shampooing. [Gr.,—tribein, to rub.]

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Triptote

Triptote, trip′tōt, n. a noun used in three cases only. [Fr.,—Gr. triptōton—treis, three, ptōtos, falling,—piptein, to fall.]

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Triptych

Triptych, trip′tik, n. a set of tablets consisting of three leaves, each painted with a distinct subject, but joined together by hinges, and capable of being folded so as to present a new face. [Gr. tri, thrice, ptyx, pt

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Tripudium

Tripudium, trī-pū′di-um, n. among the Romans, a religious dance, also a mode of divination based on observation of the action of birds feeding.—adj. Tripū′diary.—n. Tripudiā′tion, dancing. [L., prob. from tres, three, pe

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Triquetrous

Triquetrous, trī-kwet′rus, adj. three-sided: triangular—also Triquet′ral.—n. Triquet′ra, an ornament consisting of three interlaced arcs, common in early art in northern Europe.—adv. Triquet′rously.—n. Triquet′rum, one o

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Triradiate

Triradiate, trī-rā′di-āt, adj. radiating in three directions.—adv. Trirā′dially.

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Trireme

Trireme, trī′rēm, n. an ancient galley—esp. a war-galley—having three banks or rows of oars. [Fr.,—L. triremis—tri, tres, three, remus, an oar.]

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Trisagion

Trisagion, tri-sā′gi-on, n. a hymn used in the early and Oriental Churches, and in the Greek Church, consisting of the words 'O Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.' The name is often applied e

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Trisect

Trisect, trī-sekt′, v.t. to cut or divide into three equal parts.—n. Trisec′tion, the division of anything, as an angle, into three equal parts. [L. tri, thrice, secāre, sectum, to cut.]

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Triseme

Triseme, trī′sēm, adj. and n. consisting of three semeia, equal to three short syllables, as the tribrach, iambic, and trochee.—Also Trisē′mic. [Gr. treis, three, sēma, a sign.]

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Trisepalous

Trisepalous, trī-sep′al-us, adj. (bot.) having three sepals.

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Triserial

Triserial, trī-sē′ri-al, adj. in three rows or series—also Trisē′riate.—advs. Trisē′rially, in three series; Triseriā′tim, in three rows, triserially.

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Trisetum

Trisetum, trī-sē′tum, n. a genus of grasses, of the tribe Aveneæ, mostly perennial tufted grasses with flat leaves and shining spikelets. [L. tres, three, setum, a bristle.]

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Trisinuate

Trisinuate, trī-sin′ū-āt, adj. having three sinuses, as a margin.

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Triskele

Triskele, tris′kēl, n. a three-armed cross, the fylfot. [Gr. treis, three, skelos, a leg.]

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Trismegistus

Trismegistus, tris-me-gis′tus, adj. thrice greatest, an epithet used only in 'Hermes Trismegistus,' the Greek name of the Egyptian god Thoth, originator of Egyptian culture, the god of writing, of religion, and of the ar

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Trismus

Trismus, tris′mus, n. tetanic spasm of the muscles of mastication, lockjaw. [Gr.,—trizein, to gnash.]

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Trisoctahedron

Trisoctahedron, tris-ok′ta-hē-dron, n. a solid bounded by twenty-four equal faces, three corresponding to each face of an octahedron.

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Trispermous

Trispermous, trī-sper′mus, adj. three-seeded.—n. Trisper′mum, a poultice made of the crushed seeds of cummin, bay, and smallage.

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Trisplanchnic

Trisplanchnic, trī-splangk′nik, adj. pertaining to the viscera of the three great cavities of the body, the cranial, thoracic, and abdominal. [Gr. treis, three, splangchna, viscera.]

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Trisporic

Trisporic, trī-spor′ik, adj. having three spores.—Also Trispō′rous.

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Tristesse

Tristesse, tris-tes′, n. (arch.) sadness.—adjs. Trist, Trist′ful. (Shak.), sad, sorrowful, gloomy.—adv. Trist′fully. [Fr. triste—L. tristis, sad.]

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Tristichous

Tristichous, tris′ti-kus, adj. (bot.) grouped in three rows. [Gr. treis, three, stichos, a row.]

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Tristigmatic

Tristigmatic, trī-stig-mat′ik, adj. having three stigmas.—Also Tristig′matōse.

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Tristylous

Tristylous, trī-stī′lus, adj. (bot.) having three styles.

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Trisula

Trisula, tri-sōō′la, n. the trident of Siva.—Also Trisul′.

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Trisulcate

Trisulcate, trī-sul′kāt, adj. having three forks or prongs: (bot.) having three furrows. [L. trisulcus—tri, tris, thrice, sulcus, a furrow.]

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Trisyllable

Trisyllable, trī-, or tri-sil′a-bl, n. a word of three syllables.—adjs. Trisyllab′ic, -al, pertaining to a trisyllable: consisting of three syllables.—adv. Trisyllab′ically. [Gr. treis, three, syllabē, syllable.]

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Tritagonist

Tritagonist, tri-tag′on-ist, n. the third actor in the Greek drama. [Gr. tritos, third, agonistēs, an actor.]

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Trite

Trite, trīt, adj. worn out by use: used till its novelty and interest are lost: hackneyed.—adv. Trite′ly.—n. Trite′ness. [It. trito—L. tritus, rubbed, pa.p. of terĕre, to rub.]

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Triternate

Triternate, trī-ter′nāt, adj. thrice ternate—of a ternate leaf in which each division is divided into three parts, and each of these into three leaflets, thus making twenty-seven, as in some Umbelliferæ:—Also Trip′licate

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Tritheism

Tritheism, trī′thē-izm, n. the doctrine of three Gods: the opinion that the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are actually different beings.—n. Trī′theist, one who maintains the doctrine of tritheism.—adjs. Tritheis′tic, -al.

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Trithionic

Trithionic, trī-thī-on′ik, adj. containing three sulphur atoms.—n. Trithī′ōnāte, a salt of trithionic acid. [Gr. treis, three, theion, sulphur.]

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Tritical

Tritical, trit′i-kal, adj. trite, common.—adv. Trit′ically.—n. Trit′icalness. [Formed from trite, in imitation of critical.]

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Triticum

Triticum, trit′i-kum, n. a genus of grasses including the varieties of wheat.—adj. Tritic′eous. [L. 'wheat'—terĕre, tritum, to rub.]

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Tritoma

Tritoma, tri-tō′ma, n. a genus of tufted herbaceous plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceæ.

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Triton

Triton, trī′ton, n. (myth.) a marine demi-god, one of the trumpeters of Poseidon (Neptune), his trumpet being a wreathed univalve shell: a genus of molluscs with a wreathed univalve shell. [Gr. Trītōn.]

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Tritone

Tritone, trī′tōn, n. an interval in music composed of three whole steps or tones.

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Tritorium

Tritorium, trī-tō′ri-um, n. a vessel for separating liquids of different densities.—Also Tritū′rium.

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Tritubercular

Tritubercular, trī-tū-ber′kū-lar, adj. having three tubercles or cusps—also Trituber′culate.—n. Trituber′culism.

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Triturate

Triturate, trit′ū-rāt, v.t. to rub or grind to a fine powder.—adj. Trit′urable, that may be reduced to a fine powder by grinding.—ns. Triturā′tion; Triturā′tor; Trit′urāture. [Late L. triturāre, -ātum—L. terĕre, to rub.]

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Triumph

Triumph, trī′umf, n. in ancient Rome, a solemn procession in honour of a victorious general: joy for success: victory: (Shak.) a trump card.—v.i. to celebrate a victory with pomp: to rejoice for victory: to obtain victor

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Triumvir

Triumvir, trī-um′vir, n. one of three men in the same office or government:—pl. Trium′virī, Trium′virs.—adj. Trium′viral.—n. Trium′virate (Shak. Trium′viry), an association of three men in office or government, or for an

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Triune

Triune, trī′ūn, adj. being three in one.—n. Triū′nity. [Coined from L. tri-, root of tres, three, unus, one.]

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Trivalent

Trivalent, trī′vā-lent, or triv′-, adj. equivalent in combining or displacing power to three monad atoms.—n. Trī′valence (or triv′-). [L. tres, three, valens, -entis, pr.p. of valĕre, to be strong.]

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Trivalve

Trivalve, trī′valv, adj. having three valves.—Also Trī′valved, Trival′vular.

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Trivertebral

Trivertebral, trī-ver′tē-bral, adj. composed of three vertebræ.

English · e-38700-5805 · brief source record

Trivet

Trivet, triv′et, n. a stool or other thing supported on three feet: a movable iron frame in a kitchen fire-grate for supporting kettles, &c.—Right as a trivet (coll.), standing steadily like a tripod: perfectly right. [O

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Trivial

Trivial, triv′i-al, adj. that may be found anywhere, of little importance; trifling: common, vernacular.—v.i. Triv′ialise, to render paltry.—ns. Triv′ialism, a trivial matter or remark; Trivial′ity, the state or quality

English · e-38700-5807

Troad

Troad, trōd, n. (Spens.). Same as Trode.

English · e-38700-5809 · brief source record

Trocar

Trocar, trō′kar, n. a surgical instrument used for withdrawing superfluous fluid from the body. [Fr.,—trois, three, carre, side.]

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Trochanter

Trochanter, trō-kan′tėr, n. a rough eminence on the outer aspect of the upper part of the thigh-bone for the insertion of various muscles which rotate the thigh outwards: the second joint of an insect's leg.—adjs. Trocha

English · e-38700-5811

Troche

Troche, trō′kē (better trōch or trōk), n. a lozenge, usually round, of some medicinal ingredients mixed into a paste with sugar and mucilage.—Also Trochisk (trō′kisk), Trochis′cus. [Gr. trochos, a pill.]

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Trochee

Trochee, trō′kē, n. a metrical foot of two syllables, so called from its tripping or joyous character: in Latin verse, consisting of a long and a short, as nūmĕn; in English verse, of an accented and unaccented syllable,

English · e-38700-5813

Trochidæ

Trochidæ, trok′i-dē, n.pl. a genus of gasteropodous molluscs, the top-shells—the typical genus Trō′chus.—adj. Trō′chiform.

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Trochilic

Trochilic, trō-kil′ik, adj. pertaining to rotary motion.

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Trochilus

Trochilus, trok′i-lus, n. a genus of humming-birds. [Gr. trochilos.]

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Trochite

Trochite, trō′kīt, n. one of the wheel-like joints of the stem of an encrinite.—adj. Trochit′ic.

English · e-38700-5817 · brief source record

Trochiter

Trochiter, trok′i-tėr, n. the greater tuberosity of the humerus, admitting several of the muscles of the shoulders.—adj. Trochitē′rian.

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Trochlea

Trochlea, trok′lē-a, n. a pulley-like cartilage through which the superior oblique muscle of the eye-ball passes: in the elbow-joint, the articular surface of the lower extremity of the humerus, grasped by the greater si

English · e-38700-5819

Trochoid

Trochoid, trō′koid, n. the curve traced by a fixed point in a wheel which rolls in a right line.—adjs. Trō′choid, -al. [Gr. trochæidēs, round like a wheel—trochos, wheel, eidos, form.]

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Troctolite

Troctolite, trok′tō-līt, n. a variety of Gabbro composed of white feldspar and dark olivine.

English · e-38700-5821 · brief source record

Trod

Trod, trod, n. (obs.) tramp, track.—Hot trod (Scott), the pursuit of moss-troopers. [Tread.]

English · e-38700-5822 · brief source record

Trod

Trod, Trod′den, pa.t. and pa.p. of tread.

English · e-38700-5823 · brief source record

Trode

Trode, trōd, n. (Spens.) tread, footing. [Tread.]

English · e-38700-5824 · brief source record

Troggs

Troggs, trogz, n.pl. (Scot.) clothes.—n. Trog′gin, peddlers' goods.

English · e-38700-5825 · brief source record

Troglodyte

Troglodyte, trog′lō-dīt, n. a cave-dweller.—adjs. Trog′lodyte, Troglodyt′ic, -al, cave-dwelling.—n. Trog′lodytism. [Fr.,—Gr. trōglodytēs—trōglē, a cave, dyein, to enter.]

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Trogon

Trogon, trō′gon, n. one of a family of tropical and esp. South American birds of the order Picariæ, with brilliant plumage—the most celebrated species the Quetzal or Resplendent Trogon of Guatemala.—adj. Trō′gonoid.

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Troic

Troic, trō′ik, adj. Trojan.

English · e-38700-5828 · brief source record

Troika

Troika, troi′ka, n. a Russian vehicle having three horses abreast. [Russ. troe, troi, three.]

English · e-38700-5829 · brief source record

Trojan

Trojan, trō′jan, adj. pertaining to ancient Troy.—n. an inhabitant of ancient Troy: (coll.) a plucky fellow: (Shak.) a boon companion.

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Troke

Troke, trōk, n. (Scot.) exchange: small wares: familiar intercourse.—v.i. to exchange, deal.—n. Trō′king, dealing, making petty bargains, familiar intercourse with. [Truck.]

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Troll

Troll, trōl, n. in Scandinavian mythology, a supernatural being of small size, dwelling in a cave, hill, &c. [Ice. troll (Ger. droll). Cf. Droll.]

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Troll

Troll, trōl, v.t. to move circularly: to sing the parts of in succession, as of a catch or round: to angle or fish for in a certain way: to fish for.—v.i. to roll: to move or run about: to sing a catch: to stroll, ramble

English · e-38700-5833

Troll-my-dame

Troll-my-dame, trol′-mi-dām, n. (Shak.) an old game.—Also Nine-holes, Pigeon-holes, and Trunks.

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Trollol

Trollol, trol′lol′, v.t. and v.i. to sing, to troll.

English · e-38700-5835 · brief source record

Trollop

Trollop, trol′op, n. (Scot.) a loitering, slatternly woman: a woman negligently dressed: a draggle-tail: a strumpet.—v.i. to draggle: to work in a slovenly way.—adjs. Troll′oping, Troll′opish, Troll′opy. [From troll, in

English · e-38700-5836

Trombone

Trombone, trom′bōn, n. a deep-toned brass musical wind instrument of the trumpet kind, consisting of a tube bent twice on itself.—n. Trom′bonist. [It.; augm. of tromba, a trumpet.]

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Trommel

Trommel, trom′el, n. a revolving cylindrical sieve for cleaning or sizing ore. [Ger. trommel, a drum.]

English · e-38700-5838 · brief source record

Tromometer

Tromometer, trō-mom′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring slight earthquake shocks.—adj. Tromomet′ric. [Gr. tromos, a trembling, metron, a measure.]

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Trompe

Trompe, tromp, n. the apparatus by which the blast is produced in the Catalan forge.—Also Tromp.

English · e-38700-5840 · brief source record

Tron

Tron, tron, or trōn, n. the most ancient system of weight used in Scotland, the Tron or Trone being a heavy beam or balance set up in the market-place, and employed for the weighing of heavy wares.—n. Tron′age, a royal t

English · e-38700-5841

Trona

Trona, trō′na, n. the native soda of Egypt, a grayish hydrous sodium carbonate. [Natron.]

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Troncheon

Troncheon, tron′shun, n. (Spens.) a headless spear.—adj. Tronçonnée (her.), shivered, as a tilting-spear, dismembered. [Truncheon.]

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Trone

Trone, trōn, n. (prov.) a small drain.

English · e-38700-5844 · brief source record

Troop

Troop, trōōp, n. a crowd or collection of people: a company: soldiers taken collectively, an army, usually in pl.: a small body of cavalry, forming the unit of formation, consisting usually of sixty men, corresponding to

English · e-38700-5845

Tropæolum

Tropæolum, trō-pē′ō-lum, n. a genus of plants, natives of South America, annual or perennial herbs of trailing or climbing habits—Nasturtium, &c. [Gr. tropaios, pertaining to turning.]

English · e-38700-5846

Troparion

Troparion, trō-pā′ri-on, n. in the offices of the Greek Church, a short hymn or a stanza of a hymn:—pl. Tropā′ria. [Gr. tropos, a musical mode.]

English · e-38700-5847

Trope

Trope, trōp, n. (rhet.) a word or expression changed from its proper sense for emphasis, a figure of speech—-metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony: a short cadence peculiar to Gregorian melodies—also Differentia and

English · e-38700-5848

Trophic

Trophic, -al, trof′ik, -al, adj. pertaining to nutrition and its processes.—adj. Trophē′sial.—n. Troph′esy, deranged nutrition owing to disorder of the motor nerve force pertaining to the nutritive function.—n.pl. Trō′ph

English · e-38700-5849

Trophonian

Trophonian, trō-fō′ni-an, adj. pertaining to Trophonius, the mythical builder of the temple of Apollo at Delphi and the treasury of King Hyrieus in Bœotia.

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Trophotropism

Trophotropism, trof′ō-trō-pizm, n. the movements of the organs in a growing plant, as towards nutrient substances, induced by the chemical nature of its surroundings.—adj. Trophotrop′ic. [Gr. trophē, food, trepein, to tu

English · e-38700-5851

Trophy

Trophy, trō′fi, n. a memorial of a victory, consisting of a pile of arms erected on the field of battle: anything taken from an enemy and preserved as a memorial of victory: something that is evidence of victory: an orna

English · e-38700-5852

Tropic

Tropic, trop′ik, n. one of the two circles on the celestial sphere, 23° 28′ on each side of the equator, where the sun turns, as it were, after reaching its greatest declination north or south: one of two circles on the

English · e-38700-5853

Troppo

Troppo, trop′pō, adj. (mus.) too much: excessively. [It.; cf. Fr. trop, too much.]

English · e-38700-5854 · brief source record

Trossers

Trossers, tros′ėrz, n. (Shak.) a form of trousers.

English · e-38700-5855 · brief source record

Trot

Trot, trot, v.i. to go, lifting the feet quicker and higher than in walking: to walk or move fast: to run.—v.t. to ride at a trot:—pr.p. trot′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. trot′ted.—n. the pace of a horse or other quadruped when

English · e-38700-5856

Trot

Trot, trot, n. (Shak.) an old woman.

English · e-38700-5857 · brief source record

Trot-cosy

Trot-cosy, trot′-kō′zi, n. (Scot.) a covering to keep the neck and head warm in travelling, drawn over the head and hat, and buttoned beneath the chin.

English · e-38700-5858

Troth

Troth, troth, or trōth, n. truth, confidence: faith: fidelity.—v.t. to plight.—adj. Troth′-plight (Shak.), betrothed, affianced.—n. betrothal.—n. Troth′-ring, a betrothal ring. [A.S. treówth.]

English · e-38700-5859

Troubadour

Troubadour, trōō′ba-dōōr, n. one of a class of poets of chivalric love, who first appeared in Provence, and flourished from the 11th to the 13th century (see Langue d'oc). [Fr., from Prov. trobador—trobar (Fr. trouver),

English · e-38700-5860

Trouble

Trouble, trub′l, v.t. to put into a confused state: to agitate: to disturb: to annoy: to busy or engage overmuch: to put to inconvenience.—v.i. to take pains.—n. disturbance: affliction: disease: uneasiness: that which d

English · e-38700-5861

Trough

Trough, trof, n. a long, hollow vessel for water or other liquid: a long tray: a long narrow channel: a concavity or hollow. [A.S. trog; Ger. trog.]

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Trounce

Trounce, trowns, v.t. to punish or beat severely. [O. Fr. troncer, to cut—L. truncus, a trunk.]

English · e-38700-5863 · brief source record

Troupe

Troupe, trōōp, n. a company, esp. of actors, dancers, or acrobats. [Fr. See Troop.]

English · e-38700-5864 · brief source record

Troupial

Troupial, Troopial, trōō′pi-al, n. a bird of the family Icteridæ, the Hang-nests, famed for its exquisite song. [From their going in flocks, Fr. troupe, a troop.]

English · e-38700-5865

Trous-de-loup

Trous-de-loup, trōō-de-lōō, n.pl. conical pits dug in the ground, each with a vertical stake in the middle—a defence against cavalry. [Fr.]

English · e-38700-5866

Trousers

Trousers, trow′zėrz, n.pl. long breeches: a garment worn by males on the lower limbs and trussed or fastened up at the waist by braces or belt.—adj. Trou′sered, wearing trousers.—n. Trou′sering, material for making trous

English · e-38700-5867

Trousse

Trousse, trōōs, n. a collection of small implements in a case, esp. of surgical instruments. [Fr.]

English · e-38700-5868 · brief source record

Trousseau

Trousseau, trōō-sō′, n. the lighter articles of a bride's outfit: (rare) a bundle:—pl. Trousseaux (-sōz′). [Fr., a dim. of trousse, a bundle.]

English · e-38700-5869

Trout

Trout, trowt, n. a common name for fresh-water fish of the genus Salmo: the Salmo Fario, Trutta, or Common Trout, much sought after by anglers.—n. Trout′-bas′ket, an osier or willow creel for carrying trout.—adj. Trout′-

English · e-38700-5870

Trouvère

Trouvère, trōō-vār′, n. one of the medieval narrative or epic poets of northern France. For their language, the langue d'oui, see under Langue d'oc.

English · e-38700-5871

Trover

Trover, trō′vėr, n. the gaining possession of goods: an action brought to recover goods from a person to whom they do not belong, but who has in some way obtained possession of them. [O. Fr. trover, to find (Fr. trouver)

English · e-38700-5872

Trow

Trow, trō, v.i. to hold as true: (B.) to trust: to believe: to think. [A.S. treów-ian, to trust; cf. Ice. trúa, Ger. trauen.]

English · e-38700-5873

Trowel

Trowel, trow′el, n. a tool used in spreading mortar, paint, &c., and in gardening.—v.t. to dress with a trowel.-Lay on with a trowel, to spread thickly: to flatter grossly. [O. Fr. truelle—L. trulla, dim. of trua, a ladl

English · e-38700-5874

Trowsers

Trowsers. Same as Trousers.

English · e-38700-5875 · brief source record

Troy-weight

Troy-weight, troi′-wāt, n. the system of weights used in England for gold, silver, and precious stones. The troy pound contains 5760 grains, and is to the avoirdupois pound as 144 to 175, while the troy ounce is to the a

English · e-38700-5876

Truant

Truant, trōō′ant, n. an idler: a boy who, idly or without excuse, absents himself from school.—adj. wandering from duty: loitering: idle.—v.i. to play truant.—ns. Tru′ancy, Tru′antship.—Play truant, to stay from school w

English · e-38700-5877

Truce

Truce, trōōs, n. a suspension of hostilities between two armies or states for a period specially agreed upon: cessation.—n. Truce′-break′er, one who violates a truce or engagement.—adj. Truce′less, without truce: relentl

English · e-38700-5878

Truck

Truck, truk, v.t. to exchange or barter.—v.i. to traffic by exchange.—n. exchange of goods: barter: (coll.) small goods: rubbish.—ns. Truck′age, the practice of exchanging or bartering goods; Truck′er; Truck′-farmer (U.S

English · e-38700-5879

Truck

Truck, truk, n. a wheel: a railway-wagon for heavy articles: a platform running on wheels: a small wooden cap at the top of a mast or flag-staff: a circular piece of wood or metal for moving ordnance.—v.t. to convey by t

English · e-38700-5880

Truculent

Truculent, truk′ū-lent (trōō′kū-lent, according to some), adj. very fierce: barbarous: cruel: inspiring terror.—ns. Truc′ulence, Truc′ulency.—adv. Truc′ulently. [L. truculentus—trux, wild, fierce.]

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Trudge

Trudge, truj, v.i. to travel on foot: to travel with labour or effort: to march heavily on.—n. a weary walk. [Skeat suggests that the word is orig. to walk in heavy shoes, from Sw. dial. truga, trudja, a snow-shoe, Norw.

English · e-38700-5882

True

True, trōō, adj. agreeing with fact: worthy of belief or confidence: certain: trusty: genuine: normal: (anat.) complete: exact: straight: right: rightful: honest.—v.t. to make straight in position, &c.—n. (obs.) truth, a

English · e-38700-5883

Truffle

Truffle, truf′l, n. a globose underground edible fungus, used for its agreeable flavour in the preparation of many dishes.—adj. Truff′led, cooked with truffles. [O. Fr. truffle (Fr. truffe), prob. from L. tuber.]

English · e-38700-5884

Trug

Trug, trug, n. (prov.) a gardener's wooden basket.

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Truism

Truism, trōō′izm, n. a plain or self-evident truth.—adj. Truismat′ic.

English · e-38700-5886 · brief source record

Truite

Truite, trwē-tā′, adj. having a delicately crackled surface, of porcelain, &c. [Fr.]

English · e-38700-5887 · brief source record

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