Not far beneath i' the valley as she trends Her silver stream.
W. Browne.
Trend, n. Inclination in a particular direction; tendency; general
direction; as, the trend of a coast.
Trend of an anchor. (Naut.) (a) The lower end of the shank of an
anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the throat that the
arm measures from the throat to the bill. R. H. Dana, Jr. (b) The angle
made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor
cable, when she is swinging at anchor.
Trend (?), v. t. [Cf. G. & OD. trennen to separate.] To cleanse, as
wool. [Prov. Eng.]