Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter T - Page 72
Tricliniary (a.) Of or pertaining to a triclinium, or to the ancient mode of reclining at table.
Triclinic (a.) (Crystallog.) Having, or characterized by, three unequal axes intersecting at oblique angles. See the Note under crystallization.
Triclinic (a.) Having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique angles; "triclinic system" [syn: triclinic, anorthic] [ant: monoclinic].
Triclinia (n. pl. ) of Triclinium.
Triclinium (n.) (Rom. Antiq.) A couch for reclining at meals, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts.
Triclinium (n.) (Rom. Antiq.) A dining room furnished with such a triple couch.
Triclinium (n.) A dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides).
Triclinium (n.) A dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome.
Tricoccous (a.) (Bot.) Having three cocci, or roundish carpels. -- Gray.
Tricolor (n.) The national French banner, of three colors, blue, white, and red, adopted at the first revolution.
Tricolor (n.) Hence, any three-colored flag.
Tricolor (a.) Having or involving three colors; "trichromatic vision"; "a trichromatic printing process"; "trichromatic staining is the staining of tissue samples differentially in three colors"; "tricolor plumage"; "a tricolor process in photography" [syn: trichromatic, trichrome, tricolor].
Tricolor (n.) A flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag) [syn: tricolor, tricolour].
Tricolored (a.) Having three colors.
Tricornigerous (a.) Having three horns. Tricorporal
Tricorporal (a.) Alt. of Tricorporate.
Tricorporate (a.) (Her.) Represented with three bodies conjoined to one head, as a lion.
Tricostate (a.) (Bot.) Three-ribbed; having three ribs from the base.
Tricot (n.) [F.] A fabric of woolen, silk, or cotton knitted, or women to resemble knitted work.
Tricot (n.) A knitted fabric or one resembling knitting.
Tricrotic (a.) (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to tricrotism; characterized by tricrotism.
Tricrotism (n.) (Physiol.) That condition of the arterial pulse in which there is a triple beat. The pulse curve obtained in the sphygmographic tracing characteristic of tricrotism shows two secondary crests in addition to the primary.
Tricrotous (a.) (Physiol.) Tricrotic.
Tricurvate (a.) (Zool.) Curved in three directions; as, a tricurvate spicule (see Illust. of Spicule).
Tricuspid (a.) Having three cusps, or points; tricuspidate; as, a tricuspid molar.
Tricuspid (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tricuspid valves; as, tricuspid obstruction.
Tricuspid valve (Anat.), The valve, consisting of three triangular membranous flaps, at the opening of the right auricle into the right ventricle in the heart of most mammals; -- sometimes called the tricuspid valves, each flap being regarded as a valve.
Tricuspid (a.) Having three cusps or points (especially a molar tooth); "tricuspid molar"; "tricuspid valve" [syn: tricuspid, tricuspidate].
Tricuspidate (a.) Three-pointed; ending in three points; as, a tricuspidate leaf.
Tricuspidate (a.) Having three cusps or points (especially a molar tooth); "tricuspid molar"; "tricuspid valve" [syn: tricuspid, tricuspidate].
Tricycle (n.) A three-wheeled velocipede. See Illust. under Velocipede. Cf. Bicycle.
Tricycle (n.) A vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals [syn: tricycle, trike, velocipede].
Tridacna (n.) (Zool.) A genus of very
large marine bivalve shells found on the coral reefs of the Indian and
Tridacna (n.) Type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams [syn: Tridacna, genus Tridacna].
Tridactyl (a.) Alt. of Tridactyle
Tridactyle (a.) (Biol.) Having three fingers or toes, or composed of three movable parts attached to a common base.
Tridactylous (a.) (Biol.) Tridactyl.
Triddler (n.) (Zool.) The jacksnipe. [Local, U. S.]
Tride (a.) Short and ready; fleet; as, a tride pace; -- a term used by sportsmen. -- Bailey.
Tridecane (n.) (Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C13H28, of the methane series, which is a probable ingredient both of crude petroleum and of kerosene, and is produced artificially as a light colorless liquid.
Tridecatoic (a.) (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, that acid of the fatty acids heterologous with tridecane. It is a white crystalline substance.
Tridecatylene (n.) (Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C13H26, of the ethylene series, corresponding to tridecane, and obtained from Burmah petroleum as a light colorless liquid; -- called also tridecylene, and tridecene.
Trident (n.) (Class Myth.) A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the common attribute of Neptune.
Trident (n.) (Rom. Antiq.) A three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators.
Trident (n.) A three-pronged fish spear.
Trident (n.) (Geom.) A curve of third order, having three infinite branches in one direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction.
Trident bat (Zool.), An Asiatic rhinolophid bat ({Triaenops Persicus), having the nose membrane in the shape of a trident.
Trident (a.) Having three teeth or prongs; tridentate. Tridentate
Trident (n.) A spear with three prongs.
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Tridentate (a.) Alt. of Tridentated.
Tridentated (a.) Having three teeth; three-toothed. -- Lee.
Tridented (a.) Having three prongs; trident; tridentate; as, a tridented mace. [R.] -- Quarles.
Tridentiferous (a.) Bearing a trident.
Tridentine (a.) Of or pertaining to Trent, or the general church council held in that city.
Tridiapason (n.) (Anc. Mus.) A triple octave, or twenty-second. -- Busby.
Tridimensional (a.) (Chem.) Having three dimensions; extended in three different directions.
Triding (n.) A riding. See Trithing.
Triduan (a.) Lasting three lays; also, happening every third day. [R.] -- Blount.
Tridymite (n.) (Min.) Pure silica, like quartz, but crystallizing in hexagonal tables. It is found in trachyte and similar rocks.
Tridymite (n.) A mineral form of silica.
Tried () imp. & p. p. of Try.
Tried (a.) Proved; tested; faithful; trustworthy; as, a tried friend.
Triedral (a.) See Trihedral.
Triennial (a.) Continuing three years; as, triennial parliaments; a triennial reign. -- Howell.
Triennial (a.) Happening, coming about, or appearing once in every three years; as, triennial elections; a triennial catalogue; a triennial visitation. -- T. Warton.
Triennial (n.) Something which takes place or appears once in three years.
Triennial (a.) Occurring every third year or lasting 3 years.
Triennial (n.) The 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: tercentennial, tercentenary, triennial].
Triennially (adv.) Once in three years.
Triens (n.) (Rom. Antiq.) A Roman copper coin, equal to one third of the as. See 3d As, 2.
Trier (n.) One who tries; one who makes experiments; one who examines anything by a test or standard. -- Boyle.
Trier (n.) One who tries judicially.
Trier (n.) (Law) A person appointed according to law to try challenges of jurors; a trior. -- Burrill.
Trier (n.) That which tries or approves; a test. -- Shak.
Trier (n.) One (as a judge) who examines and settles a case.
Trier (n.) One who tries [syn: trier, attempter, essayer].
Trierarch (n.) (Gr. Antiq.) The commander of a trireme.
Trierarch (n.) (Gr. Antiq.) At Athens, one who (singly, or jointly with other citizens) had to fit out a trireme for the public service.
Trierarchises (n. pl. ) of Trierarchy.
Trierarchy (n.) The office duty of a trierarch.
Trieterical (a.) Kept or occurring once in three years; triennial. [R.] -- J. Gregory.
Trieterics (n. pl.) (Class. Antiq.) Festival games celebrated once in three years. [R.] -- May.
Triethylamine (n.) (Chem.) A tertiary amine analogous to trimethylamine.
Trifacial (a.) (Anat.) See Trigeminal.
Trifallowed (imp. & p. p.) of Trifallow.
Trifallowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trifallow.
Trifallow (v. t.) To plow the third time before sowing, as land. -- Mortimer.
Trifarious (a.) (Bot.) Facing three ways; arranged in three vertical ranks, as the leaves of veratrum.
Trifasciated (a.) Having, or surrounded by, three fasciae, or bands.
Trifid (a.) Cleft to the middle, or slightly beyond the middle, into three parts; three-cleft.
Trifid (a.) Divided into three lobes; "trifid petals".
Trifistulary (a.) Having three pipes. -- Sir T. Browne.
Trifle (n.) 小事，瑣事 [C]；瑣碎的東西；小玩意兒，小裝飾品 [C]；少量，少許；少量的錢 [S] ；一定程度，相量程度 [S] A thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair.
With such poor trifles playing. -- Drayton.
Trifles light as air Are to the jealous confirmation strong As proofs of holy writ. -- Shak.
Small sands the mountain, moments make year, And frifles life. -- Young.
Trifle (n.) 【英】乳脂鬆糕 [U] [S] A dish composed of sweetmeats, fruits, cake, wine, etc., with syllabub poured over it.
Trifled (imp. & p. p.) of Trifle.
Trifling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trifle.
Trifle (v. i.) 開玩笑；戲弄；小看，輕視；翻弄，擺弄 [（+with）]；閒混，浪費時間 To act or talk without seriousness, gravity, weight, or dignity; to act or talk with levity; to indulge in light or trivial amusements.
They trifle, and they beat the air about nothing which toucheth us. -- Hooker.
To trifle with, To play the fool with; to treat without respect or seriousness; to mock; as, to trifle with one's feelings, or with sacred things.
Trifle (v. t.) 浪費；虛度 [（+away）] To make of no importance; to treat as a trifle. [Obs.] --Shak.
Trifle (v. t.) To spend in vanity; to fritter away; to waste; as, to trifle away money. "We trifle time". -- Shak.
Trifle (n.) A cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate.
Trifle (n.) A detail that is considered insignificant [syn: technicality, trifle, triviality].
Trifle (n.) Something of small importance [syn: triviality, trivia, trifle, small beer].
Trifle (v.) Waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently [syn: piddle, wanton, wanton away, piddle away, trifle].
Trifle (v.) Act frivolously [syn: frivol, trifle].
Trifle (v.) Consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" [syn: dally, trifle, play].
Trifle (n.) (Sweet dish) [ C or U ] 鮮奶油鬆糕，果醬鬆糕（一種甜點，包括一層水果海綿蛋糕、一層蛋奶醬和一層鮮奶油） A sweet cold dish consisting of a layer of fruit and cake, a layer of custard (= thick, sweet, yellow sauce) and a top layer of cream.
// A sherry trifle.
Trifle (n.) (Unimportant thing) [ C ] (Formal) 瑣事；零碎事 A matter or object of little value or importance.
// I brought a few trifles back from India - pieces of jewellery and fabric mainly.
A trifle稍微，略微 Slightly.
// I'm a trifle confused about the arrangements for tonight.
Trifler (n.) One who trifles. --Waterland.
Trifler (n.) One who behaves lightly or not seriously.
Trifling (a.) Being of small value or importance; trivial; paltry; as, a trifling debt; a trifling affair. -- Tri"fling*ly, adv. -- Tri"fling*ness, n. Trifloral
Trifloral (a.) Alt. of Triflorous.
Triflorous (a.) (Bot.) Three-flowered; having or bearing three flowers; as, a triflorous peduncle.
Trifluctuation (n.) A concurrence of three waves. [Obs.] "A trifluctuation of evils." -- Sir T. Browne. Trifoliate
Trifoliate (a.) Alt. of Trifoliated.
Trifoliated (a.) (Bot.) Having three leaves or leaflets, as clover. See Illust. of Shamrock.
Trifoliolate (a.) (Bot.) Having three leaflets.
Trifoliolate (a.) (Of a leaf shape) Having three leaflets [syn: trifoliate, trifoliolate, trifoliated].
Trifolium (n.) (Bot.) A genus of leguminous herbs with densely spiked flowers and usually trifoliate leaves; trefoil. There are many species, all of which are called clover. See Clover.
Trifolium (n.) Any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leaflets [syn: Trifolium, genus Trifolium].
Trifoly (n.) (Bot.) Sweet trefoil. [Obs.]
She was crowned with a chaplet of trifoly. -- B. Jonson.
Triforium (n.) (Arch.) The gallery or open space between the vaulting and the roof of the aisles of a church, often forming a rich arcade in the interior of the church, above the nave arches and below the clearstory windows.
Triform (a.) Having a triple form or character. "This triform antagonism." -- I. Taylor.
Goddess Triform, I own thy triple spell. -- Lowell.
Triformity (n.) The state of being triform, or of having a threefold shape. Trifurcate
Trifurcate (a.) Alt. of Trifurcated
Trifurcated (a.) Having three branches or forks; trichotomous.
Trifurcate (v.) Divide into three; "The road trifurcates at the bridge".
Trig (v. t.) To fill; to stuff; to cram. [Obs.] -- Dr. H. More.
Trig (a.) Full; also, trim; neat. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
To sit on a horse square and trig. -- Brit. Quart. Rev.
Trig (v. t.) To stop, as a wheel, by placing something under it; to scotch; to skid.
Trig (n.) A stone, block of wood, or anything else, placed under a wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid. [Eng.] -- Wright.
Trig (a.) Neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty cap"; "a trim beard" [syn: clean-cut, trig, trim].
Trig (n.) The mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions [syn: trigonometry, trig].
Trigamist (n.) One who has been married three times; also, one who has three husbands or three wives at the same time.