By nature debonaire and tretable.
Chaucer.
Treth"ing (?), n. [W. treth an allowance, contribution, tribute, or
tax, trethu to rate or tax.] A tax; an impost. [Obs.] Johnson.
{ Tre"tis (?), Tre"tys }, n. [See Treatise.] A treatise; also, a
treaty. [Obs.] Chaucer.
{ Tre*tis" (?), Tre*tys" }, a. [OF. traitis.] Long and
well-proportioned; nicely made; pretty. [Obs.] "Her nose tretys."
Chaucer.
Tre"vat (?), n. A weaver's cutting instrument; for severing the loops
of the pile threads of velvet.
Trev"et (?), n. [See Trivet.] A stool or other thing supported by three
legs; a trivet.
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{ Trew (?), Trewe }, a. True. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Trews (?), n. pl. Trowsers; especially, those of the Scotch
Highlanders. "He wore the trews, or close trowsers, made of tartan."
Sir W. Scott.
Trewth (?), n. Truth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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 chance and thine is cinq and trey.
Chaucer.
Tri- (?). [Gr. tri- 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,
tridentate.
2. (Chem.) A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting three proportional
or combining part, or the third degree of that to the name of which it
is prefixed; as in trisulphide, trioxide, trichloride.
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 examination; properly coming
under the cognizance of a court; as, a cause may be triable before one
court which is not triable in another.
Tri"a*ble*ness, n. Quality or state of being triable.
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 radicals; — said of certain bases;
thus, glycerin is a triacid base.
Tri"a*cle (?), n. See Treacle. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Tri`a*con`ta*he"dral (?), a. [Gr. &?; thirty + &?; seat, base.] Having
thirty sides.
Tri"a*con`ter (?), n. [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; thirty.] (Gr. Antiq.) A vessel
with thirty banks of oars, or, as some say, thirty ranks of rowers.
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 trinity; as, a triad of deities.
2. (Mus.) (a) A chord of three notes. (b) The common chord, consisting
of a tone with its third and fifth, with or without the octave.