Tri*pol"i*tan (?), a. Of or pertaining to Tripoli or its inhabitants;
Tripoline. — n. A native or inhabitant of Tripoli.
Tri"pos (?), n.; pl. Triposes (#). [Gr. &?; a tripod. See Tripod.] 1. A
tripod. [Obs.] Dryden.
2. A university examination of questionists, for honors; also, a tripos
paper; one who prepares a tripos paper. [Cambridge University, Eng.]
Classical tripos examination, the final university examination for
classical honors, optional to all who have taken the mathematical
honors. C. A. Bristed. — Tripos paper, a printed list of the successful
candidates for mathematical honors, accompanied by a piece in Latin
verse. There are two of these, designed to commemorate the two tripos
days. The first contains the names of the wranglers and senior optimes,
and the second the names of the junior optimes. The word tripos is
supposed to refer to the three-legged stool formerly used at the
examinations for these honors, though some derive it from the three
brackets formerly printed on the back of the paper. C. A. Bristed.
Trip"pant (?), a. (Her.) See Tripping, a., 2.
Trip"per (?), n. 1. One who trips or supplants; also, one who walks or
trips nimbly; a dancer.