Webster's Dictionary 1913

4591

Tressured

Tres″sured (?), a.(Her.) Provided or bound with a tressure; arranged in the form of a tressure.The tressured fleur-de-lis he claimsTo wreathe his shield. Sir W. Scott.

4592

Tressy

Tress″y (?), a. Abounding in tresses. J. Baillie.

4593

Trestle

Tres″tle (?), n. [OF. trestel, tresteay, F. tréteau; probably from L. transtillum a little crossbeam, dim. of transtrum a crossbeam. Cf. Transom.] [Written also tressel.] 1. A m...

4594

Trestletree

Tres″tle‐tree′ (?), n.(Naut.) One of two strong bars of timber, fixed horizontally on the opposite sides of the masthead, to support the crosstrees and the frame of the top; — g...

4595

Trestlework

Tres″tle‐work′ (?), n. A viaduct, pier, scaffold, or the like, resting on trestles connected together.

4596

Tret

Tret (?), obs.3d pers. sing. pres. of Tread, for treadeth. Chaucer.

4597

Tret (2)

Tret, n. [F. traite a drawing, trading, journey, tax on wares in transit, anything diminishing the value of coins, fr. OF. traire to draw, L. trahere. See Trait.] (Com.) An allo...

4598

Tretable

Tret″a‐ble (?), a. [See Treatable.] Tractable; moderate.By nature debonaire and tretable. Chaucer.

4599

Trething

Treth″ing (?), n. [W. treth an allowance, contribution, tribute, or tax, trethu to rate or tax.] A tax; an impost. Johnson.

4600

Tretis

{ Tre″tis (?), Tre″tys }, n. [See Treatise.] A treatise; also, a treaty. Chaucer.

4601

Tretis (2)

{ Tre‐tis″ (?), Tre‐tys″ }, a. [OF. traitis.] Long and well-proportioned; nicely made; pretty. “Her nose tretys.” Chaucer.

4602

Trevat

Tre″vat (?), n. A weaver's cutting instrument; for severing the loops of the pile threads of velvet.

4603

Trevet

Trev″et (?), n. [See Trivet.] A stool or other thing supported by three legs; a trivet.

4604

Trew

{ Trew (?), Trewe }, a. True. Chaucer.

4605

Trews

Trews (?), n. pl. Trowsers; especially, those of the Scotch Highlanders. “He wore the trews, or close trowsers, made of tartan.” Sir W. Scott.

4606

Trewth

Trewth (?), n. Truth. Chaucer.

4607

Trey

Trey (?), n. [OF. treis three, F. trois, L. tres. See Three, and cf. Tray-trip.] Three, at cards, dice, or dominoes; a card, die, or domino of three spots or pips.Seven is my ch...

4608

Tri-

Tri– (?). [Gr. τρι- or L. tri-, sometimes through French; akin to L. tres three, and E. three. See Three.]1. A prefix meaning three, thrice, threefold; as in tricolored, trident...

4609

Triable

Tri″a‐ble (?), a. [From Try.] 1. Fit or possible to be tried; liable to be subjected to trial or test. “Experiments triable.” Boyle.2. (Law) Liable to undergo a judicial examina...

4610

Triableness

Tri″a‐ble‐ness, n. Quality or state of being triable.

4611

Triacid

Tri‐ac″id (?), a. [Pref. tri- + acid.] (Chem.) Capable of neutralizing three molecules of a monobasic acid or the equivalent; having three hydrogen atoms which may be acid radic...

4612

Triacle

Tri″a‐cle (?), n. See Treacle. Chaucer.

4613

Triacontahedral

Tri′a‐con′ta‐he″dral (?), a. Having thirty sides.

4614

Triaconter

Tri″a‐con′ter (?), n.(Gr. Antiq.) A vessel with thirty banks of oars, or, as some say, thirty ranks of rowers.

4615

Triad

Tri″ad (?), n. [L. trias, -adis, Gr. �, �, fr.�, �, three: cf. F. triade. See Three, and cf. Trias, Trio.] 1. A union of three; three objects treated as one; a ternary; a trinit...

4616

Triadelphous

Tri′a‐del″phous (?), a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. � brother.] (Bot.) Having stamens joined by filaments into three bundles. See Illust. under Adelphous.

4617

Triadic

Tri‐ad″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Having the characteristics of a triad; as, boron is triadic.