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Definition of Trevet
1. n. A stool or other thing supported by three legs; a trivet.
Definition of Trevet
1. Noun. A stool or other thing supported by three legs; a trivet. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trevet
1. trivet [n -S] - See also: trivet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trevet
Literary usage of Trevet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Baxter Manuscripts by James Phinney Baxter (1914)
"In the House of Representatives Jany 5 1780 The House by ballot made choice of
Capt Richard trevet as Naval Officer for the Port ..."
2. Vital Records of Marblehead, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 by Marblehead (Mass.), Joseph Warren Chapman (1904)
"Susannah, and Richard Farewell, Dec. 17, 1767.* Tabitha, and Charles Darby, Dec.
14, 1780. c. R. i.* Thomas, and Sarah trevet, ..."
3. A Military Dictionary: Or, Explaination of the Several Systems of Discipline by William Duane (1810)
"trevet. Any thing that ¡.lands upi>n three legs. An ¡run instrument to ail a pot
or saucepan on over the fire. It is likewise uaed in field-ovens. ..."
4. The Beauties of Ireland: Being Original Delineations, Topographical by James Norris Brewer (1826)
"Margaret Silke, the last abbess, surrendered the nunnery and its appurtenances
in the thirty-first of Henry VIII. At Rosse and trevet, ..."
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