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Trait(medicine)
trait(dictionary)
nonpenetrant trait(medicine)
penetrant trait(medicine)
qualitative trait(medicine)
quantitative trait(medicine)
recessive trait(medicine)
threshold trait(medicine)
trait d'union(dictionary)

trait (iou)



trait noun. L15.
[French from Latin tractus drawing, draught: see TRACT noun3. Cf. TRET.]
Arrows; missiles of any kind. rare. Only in L15.
= TRACT noun3 1b. rare. Only in M16.
A stroke of the pen or pencil; a short line; a touch in a picture. Also (rare), a stripe. M16.
fig.: B. F. Westcott The picture which he draws can be completed by traits taken from the other Evangelists.
b. A line, passage, or piece of writing. rare. L16-M18.
a. A stroke of skill or cunning. Chiefly in double trait, a stroke of double dealing. Only in E17.
b. An instance or expression of wit, sarcasm, etc. arch. E18.
Horace Walpole In Voltaire's letters are some bitter traits on the King of Prussia.
A characteristic feature of mind or character; a distinguishing quality, esp. of a person, culture, or social group. Also, a distinctive feature characterizing a thing. M18.
M. Meyer Several of these early traitswithdrawnness, social formality..he was to retain until his death. Profession There is no essential trait or quality..that marks the 'literariness' of a text.
b. A touch or trace of a quality. Now rare. E19.
A distinctive facial configuration or feature. L18.
Shelley Her face is..altered. The traits have become more delicate.