Chapter 1765

&hand; Tributers generally work in gangs, and have a limited portion of a lode set them, called a tribute pitch , beyond which they are not permitted to work, and for which they receive a certain portion of the ore, or so much per pound, as agreed upon, of the value of what they raise.

Weale.

Trica <Xpage=1537>

Tri"ca (?) , n. ; pl. Tric\'91 (#) . [NL.] (Bot.) An apothecium in certain lichens, having a spherical surface marked with spiral or concentric ridges and furrows.

Tricarballylic <Xpage=1537>

Tri*car`bal*lyl"ic (?) , a. [Pref. tri- + carb oxyl + allyl + -ic .] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex tribasic organic acid, C3H5.(CO2H)3 occurring naturally in unripe beet roots, and produced artificially from glycerin as a white crystalline substance.

Tricarbimide <Xpage=1537>

Tri*car"bi*mide (?) , n. [Pref. tri- + carbimide .] (Chem.) See under Cyanuric .

Trice <Xpage=1537>

Trice (?) , v. t. [OE. trisen ; of Scand. or Low German origin; cf. Sw. trissa a sheave, pulley, triss a spritsail brace, Dan. tridse a pulley, tridse to haul by means of a pulley, to trice, LG. trisse a pulley, D. trijsen to hoist.] [Written also trise .] 1. To pull; to haul; to drag; to pull away. [Obs.]

Out of his seat I will him trice . Chaucer.

2. (Naut.) To haul and tie up by means of a rope.

Trice <Xpage=1537>

Trice , n. [Sp. tris the noise made by the breaking of glass, an instant, en un tris in an instant; probably of imitative origin.] A very short time; an instant; a moment; -- now used only in the phrase in a trice . "With a trice ." Turbervile . " On a trice ."

Shak.

A man shall make his fortune in a trice . Young.

Tricennarious <Xpage=1537>

Tri`cen*na"ri*ous (?) , a. Of or pertaining to thirty years; tricennial. [R.]

Tricennial <Xpage=1537>

Tri*cen"ni*al (?) , a. [L. tricennium thirty years; triginta thirty + annus year: cf. L. tricennalis .] Of or pertaining to thirty years; consisting of thirty years; occurring once in every thirty years.

Tricentenary <Xpage=1537>

Tri*cen"te*na*ry (?) , a. [Pref. tri- + centenary .] Including, or relating to, the interval of three hundred years; tercentenary. -- n. A period of three centuries, or three hundred years, also, the three-hundredth anniversary of any event; a tercentenary.

Triceps <Xpage=1537>

Tri"ceps (?) , n. [NL., fr. L. triceps , having three beads; tres , tria , three + caput head: cf. F. triceps . See Three , and Chief .] (Anat.) A muscle having three heads; specif., the great extensor of the forearm, arising by three heads and inserted into the olecranon at the elbow.

Trichiasis <Xpage=1537>

Tri*chi"a*sis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/, <?/, hair.] (Med.) A disease of the eye, in which the eyelashes, being turned in upon the eyeball, produce constant irritation by the motion of the lids.

Trichina <Xpage=1537>

Tri*chi"na (-n&adot;) , n. ; pl. Trichin\'91 (#) . [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ hairy, made of hair, fr. <?/, <?/, hair.] (Zo\'94l.) A small, slender nematoid worm ( Trichina spiralis ) which, in the larval state, is parasitic, often in immense numbers, in the voluntary muscles of man, the hog, and many other animals. When insufficiently cooked meat containing the larv\'91 is swallowed by man, they are liberated and rapidly become adult, pair, and the ovoviviparous females produce in a short time large numbers of young which find their way into the muscles, either directly, or indirectly by means of the blood. Their presence in the muscles and the intestines in large numbers produces trichinosis.

Trichiniasis <Xpage=1537>

Trich`i*ni"a*sis (?) , n. [NL.] (Med.) Trichinosis.

Trichinize <Xpage=1537>

Trich"i*nize (?) , v. t. To render trichinous; to affect with trichin\'91; -- chiefly used in the past participle; as, trichinized pork .

Trichinoscope <Xpage=1537>

Tri*chi"no*scope (?) , n. [ Trichina + -scope .] An apparatus for the detection of trichin\'91 in the flesh of animals, as of swine.

Trichinosis <Xpage=1537>

Trich`i*no"sis (?) , n. [NL. See Trichina .] (Med.) The disease produced by the presence of trichin\'91 in the muscles and intestinal track. It is marked by fever, muscular pains, and symptoms resembling those of typhoid fever, and is frequently fatal.

Trichinous <Xpage=1537>

Trich"i*nous (?) , a. Of or pertaining to trichin\'91 or trichinosis; affected with, or containing, trichin\'91; as, trichinous meat .

Trichite <Xpage=1537>

Trich"ite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, hair.]

1. (Min.) A kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in obsidian. See Illust . of Crystallite .

2. (Zo\'94l.) A delicate, hairlike siliceous spicule, found in certain sponges.

Trichite sheaf (Zo\'94l.) , one of the small sheaflike fascicles of slender set\'91 characteristic of certain sponges. See Illust . under Spicule .

Trichiuriform <Xpage=1537>

Trich`i*u"ri*form (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to the genus Trichiurus or family Trichiurid\'91 , comprising the scabbard fishes and hairtails.

Trichiuroid <Xpage=1537>

Trich`i*u"roid (?) , a. [ Trichiurus + -oid .] (Zo\'94l.) Of, like, or pertaining to, Trichiurus.

Trichiurus <Xpage=1537>

Trich`i*u"rus (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a hair + <?/ tail.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of fishes comprising the hairtails. See Hairtail .

Trichloride <Xpage=1537>

Tri*chlo"ride (?) , n. [Pref. tri- + chloride .] (Chem.) A chloride having three atoms of chlorine in the molecule.

Trichobranchia <Xpage=1537>

Trich`o*bran"chi*a (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, hair + branchia .] (Zo\'94l.) The gill of a crustacean in which the branchial filaments are slender and cylindrical, as in the crawfishes.

Trichocyst <Xpage=1537>

Trich"o*cyst (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, a hair + <?/ bag.] (Zo\'94l.) A lasso cell.

Trichogyne <Xpage=1537>

Trich"o*gyne (?) , n. [F., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, hair + <?/ woman, female.] (Bot.) The slender, hairlike cell which receives the fertilizing particles, or antherozoids, in red seaweeds. -- Trich`o*gyn"ic (#) , a.

Trichomanes <Xpage=1537>

Tri*chom"a*nes (?) , n. [L., a kind of plant, from Gr. <?/.] (Bot.) Any fern of the genus Trichomanes . The fronds are very delicate and often translucent, and the sporangia are borne on threadlike receptacles rising from the middle of cup-shaped marginal involucres. Several species are common in conservatories; two are native in the United States.

Trichomatose <Xpage=1537>

Tri*chom"a*tose` (?) , a. [Gr. <?/, <?/, a growth of hair.] (Med.) Affected with a disease which causes agglutination and matting together; -- said of the hair when affected with plica. See Plica , 1.

Trichome <Xpage=1537>

Trich"ome (?) , n. [See Trichomatose .] (Bot.) A hair on the surface of leaf or stem, or any modification of a hair, as a minute scale, or star, or gland. The sporangia of ferns are believed to be of the nature of trichomes. -- Tri*chom"a*tous (#) , a.

Trichophore <Xpage=1537>

Trich"o*phore (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, hair + <?/ to bear.] 1. (Bot.) The special cell in red alg\'91 which produces or bears a trichogyne. See Illust . of Trichogyne .

2. (Zo\'94l.) One of the saclike organs from which the set\'91 of annelids arise.

-- Trich`o*phor"ic (#) , a.

Trichopter <Xpage=1537>

Tri*chop"ter (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Trichoptera.

Trichoptera <Xpage=1537>

Tri*chop"te*ra (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a hair + <?/ wing.] (Zo\'94l.) A suborder of Neuroptera usually having the wings covered with minute hairs. It comprises the caddice flies, and is considered by some to be a distinct order.

Trichopteran <Xpage=1537>

Tri*chop"ter*an (?) , (Zo\'94l.) One of the Trichoptera.

Trichopterous <Xpage=1537>

Tri*chop"ter*ous (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of, pertaining to, or characterizing, the Trichoptera.

Trichord <Xpage=1537>

Tri"chord (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ three stringed; <?/ (see Tri- ) + <?/ chord , or string .] (Mus.) An instrument, as a lyre or harp, having three strings.

Trichoscolices <Xpage=1537>

Trich`o*scol"i*ces (?) , n. pl. [NL., from Gr. tri`x , tricho`s , hair + skw`lhx a worm.] (Zo\'94l.) An extensive group of wormlike animals characterized by being more or less covered with cilia.

Trichotomous <Xpage=1537>

Tri*chot"o*mous (?) , a. [See Trichotomy .] Divided into three parts, or into threes; three-forked; as, a trichotomous stem .

Martyn.

Trichotomy <Xpage=1537>

Tri*chot"o*my (?) , n. [Gr. tri`cha threefold, in three parts + te`mnein to cut or divide: cf. F. trichotomie .] Division into three parts.

Trichroic <Xpage=1537>

Tri*chro"ic (?) , a. Exhibiting trichroism; pleochroic; pleochroism.

Trichroism <Xpage=1537>

Tri"chro*ism (?) , n. [Pref. tri- + Gr. <?/ color: cf. F. trichro\'8bsme .] (Min.) The quality possessed by some crystals of presenting different colors in three different directions.

Trichromatic <Xpage=1537>

Tri`chro*mat"ic (?) , a. [Pref. tri- + chromatic .] (Zo\'94l.) Having or existing in three different phases of color; having three distinct color varieties; -- said of certain birds and insects.

Trichromatism <Xpage=1537>

Tri*chro"ma*tism (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The quality, state, or phenomenon of being trichromatic.

Trichromic <Xpage=1537>

Tri*chro"mic (?) , a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. <?/ color.] (Opt.) If, pertaining to, or consisting of, three colors or color sensations.

Trichromic <Xpage=1537>

Tri*chro"mic , a. [Pref. tri- + chromic .] (Chem.) Containing three atoms of chromium.

Tricipital <Xpage=1537>

Tri*cip"i*tal (?) , a. [See Triceps .] (Anat.) Having three heads, or three origins; as, a tricipital muscle .

Trick <Xpage=1537>

Trick (?) , n. [D. trek a pull, or drawing, a trick, trekken to draw; akin to LG. trekken , MHG. trecken , trechen , Dan. tr\'91kke , and OFries. trekka . Cf. Track , Trachery , Trig , a. , Trigger .] 1. An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade . <-- the tricks of the trade mean simply specialized knowledge, in a good or neutral sense. -->

He comes to me for counsel, and I show him a trick . South.

I know a trick worth two of that. Shak.

2. A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear's tricks ; a juggler's tricks .

3. Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as, the tricks of boys .

Prior.

4. A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as, a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning .

The trick of that voice I do well remember. Shak.

He hath a trick of C&oe;ur de Lion's face. Shak.

5. A knot, braid, or plait of hair. [Obs.]

B. Jonson.

6. (Card Playing) The whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players. <-- in games such as bridge, in which one side takes the trick, to its advntage. -->

On one nice trick depends the general fate. Pope.

7. (Naut.) A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, -- usually two hours.

8. A toy; a trifle; a plaything. [Obs.]

Shak.

Syn. -- Stratagem; wile; fraud; cheat; juggle; finesse; sleight; deception; imposture; delusion; imposition.

Trick <Xpage=1537>

Trick (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tricked (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tricking .] 1. To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse .

2. To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically; -- often followed by up , off , or out . " Trick her off in air."

Pope.

People lavish it profusely in tricking up their children in fine clothes, and yet starve their minds. Locke.

They are simple, but majestic, records of the feelings of the poet; as little tricked out for the public eye as his diary would have been. Macaulay.

3. To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry.

They forget that they are in the statutes: . . . there they are tricked , they and their pedigrees. B. Jonson.

Tricker <Xpage=1537>

Trick"er (?) , n. One who tricks; a trickster.

Tricker <Xpage=1537>

Trick"er , n. A trigger. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Boyle.

Trickery <Xpage=1537>

Trick"er*y (?) , n. The art of dressing up; artifice; stratagem; fraud; imposture.

Trickiness <Xpage=1537>

Trick"i*ness (?) , n. The quality of being tricky.

Tricking <Xpage=1537>

Trick"ing , a. Given to tricks; tricky.

Sir W. Scott.

Tricking <Xpage=1537>

Trick"ing , n. Dress; ornament.

Shak.

Trickish <Xpage=1537>

Trick"ish , a. Given to tricks; artful in making bargains; given to deception and cheating; knavish. -- Trick"ish*ly , adv. -- Trick"ish*ness , n.

Trickle <Xpage=1537>

Tric"kle (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Trickled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Trickling (?) .] [OE. triklen , probably for striklen , freq. of striken to flow, AS. str<?/can . See Strike , v. t. ] To flow in a small, gentle stream; to run in drops.

His salt tears trickled down as rain. Chaucer.

Fast beside there trickled softly down A gentle stream. Spenser.

Trickment <Xpage=1537>

Trick"ment (?) , n. Decoration. [Obs.] " No trickments but my tears."

Beau. & Fl.

Tricksiness <Xpage=1537>

Trick"si*ness (?) , n. The quality or state of being tricksy; trickiness.

G. Eliot.

Trickster <Xpage=1537>

Trick"ster (?) , n. One who tricks; a deceiver; a tricker; a cheat.

Tricksy <Xpage=1537>

Trick"sy (?) , a. [From Trick .] Exhibiting artfulness; trickish. "My tricksy spirit!"

Shak.

he tricksy policy which in the seventeenth century passed for state wisdom. Coleridge.

Tricktrack <Xpage=1537>

Trick"track` (?) , n. [F. trictrac . Cf. Ticktack backgammon.] An old game resembling backgammon.

Tricky <Xpage=1537>

Trick"y (?) , a. Given to tricks; practicing deception; trickish; knavish.

Triclinate <Xpage=1537>

Tric"li*nate (?) , a. (Min.) Triclinic.

Tricliniary <Xpage=1537>

Tri*clin"i*a*ry (?) , a. [L. tricliniaris . See Triclinium .] Of or pertaining to a triclinium, or to the ancient mode of reclining at table.

Triclinic <Xpage=1537>

Tri*clin"ic (?) , a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. <?/ to incline.] (Crystallog.) Having, or characterized by, three unequal axes intersecting at oblique angles. See the Note under crystallization .

Triclinium <Xpage=1537>

Tri*clin"i*um (?) , n. ; pl. Triclinia (#) . [L., from Gr. <?/, <?/; <?/ (see Tri- ) + <?/ a couch.] (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A couch for reclining at meals, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts. (b) A dining room furnished with such a triple couch.

Tricoccous <Xpage=1537>

Tri*coc"cous (?) , a. [Gr. tri`kokkos with three grains or berries; <?/ (see Tri- ) + ko`kkos grain, seed.] (Bot.) Having three cocci, or roundish carpels.

Gray.

Tricolor <Xpage=1537>

Tri"col`or (?) , n. [F. tricolore , drapeau tricolore a tricolored flag, fr. tricolore three-colored; tri (see Tri- ) + L. color color.] [Written also tricolour .]

1. The national French banner, of three colors, blue, white, and red, adopted at the first revolution.

2. Hence, any three-colored flag.

Tricolored <Xpage=1537>

Tri"col`ored (?) , a. Having three colors.

Tricornigerous <Xpage=1537>

Tri`cor*nig"er*ous (?) , a. [L. tricorniger ; tricornis three-horned (see Tri- , and Horn ) + -gerere to bear.] Having three horns.

Tricorporal, Tricorporate <Xpage=1537>

Tri*cor"po*ral (?) , Tri*cor"po*rate (?) , a. [L. tricorpor ; tri- (see Tri- ) + corpus , -oris , body.] (Her.) Represented with three bodies conjoined to one head, as a lion.

Tricostate <Xpage=1537>

Tri*cos"tate (?) , a. [Pref. tri- + costate .] (Bot.) Three-ribbed; having three ribs from the base.

Tricot <Xpage=1537>

Tri`cot" (?) , n. [F.] A fabric of woolen, silk, or cotton knitted, or women to resemble knitted work.

Tricrotic <Xpage=1537>

Tri*crot"ic (?) , a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. <?/ to beat.] (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to tricrotism; characterized by tricrotism.

Tricrotism <Xpage=1537>

Tri"cro*tism (?) , n. (Physiol.) That condition of the arterial pulse in which there is a triple beat. The pulse curve obtained in the sphygmographic tracing characteristic of tricrotism shows two secondary crests in addition to the primary.

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Tricrotous <Xpage=1538>

Tri"cro*tous (?) , a. (Physiol.) Tricrotic.

Tricurvate <Xpage=1538>

Tri*cur"vate (?) , a. [Pref. tri- + curvate .] (Zo\'94l.) Curved in three directions; as, a tricurvate spicule (see Illust . of Spicule ).

Tricuspid <Xpage=1538>