Trivet table, a table supported by three legs. Dryden.
Triv"i*al (?), a. [L. trivialis, properly, that is in, or belongs to,
the crossroads or public streets; hence, that may be found everywhere,
common, fr. trivium a place where three roads meet, a crossroad, the
public street; tri- (see Tri-) + via a way: cf. F. trivial. See
Voyage.] 1. Found anywhere; common. [Obs.]