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trivet(dictionary)
trivet(dictionary)

trivet (iou)



trivet noun & adjective. LME.
[Repr. Old English trefet of uncertain meaning from Latin tripes, triped- from tri- TRI- + pes foot, after Greek tripous TRIPOD.]
A. noun.
A three-footed iron stand for a cooking pot, kettle, etc., placed over a fire; an iron bracket designed to hook on to the top bar of a grate for a similar purpose. Also gen.; a tripod; any stand or support with three or more legs. LME.
as right as a trivet colloq. perfectly all right, esp. in perfectly good health.
b. Heraldry. A charge representing such a three-footed stand. M16.
= TRIPOD noun 1. M16-L17.
b. = TRIPOD noun 2. L16-M17.
b. adjective. Three-footed; having three supports. L15.