Chapter 1771

Triverbial <Xpage=1542>

Tri*ver"bi*al (?) , a. [Pref. tri- + L. verbum a word.] (Rom. Antiq.) Pertaining to, or designating, certain days allowed to the pretor for hearing causes, when be might speak the three characteristic words of his office, do , dico , addico . They were called dies fasti .

Trivet <Xpage=1542>

Triv"et (?) , n. [Probably through French fr. L. tripes , -edis , three-footed; tri- (see Tri- )+ pes , pedis , foot: cf. F. tr\'82pied . See Foot , and cf. Tripod .] 1. A tree-legged stool, table, or other support; especially, a stand to hold a kettle or similar vessel near the fire; a tripod. [Written also trevet .]

2. A weaver's knife. See Trevat .

Knight.

Trivet table , a table supported by three legs.

Dryden.

Trivial <Xpage=1542>

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.]

2. Ordinary; commonplace; trifling; vulgar.

As a scholar, meantime, he was trivial , and incapable of labor. De Quincey.

3. Of little worth or importance; inconsiderable; trifling; petty; paltry; as, a trivial subject or affair .

The trivial round, the common task. Keble.

4. Of or pertaining to the trivium.

Trivial name (Nat. Hist.) , the specific name. <-- (b) (Chem.) The common name, not describing the structure and from which the structure cannot be deduced; -- contrasted with systematic name . -->

Trivial <Xpage=1542>

Triv"i*al , n. One of the three liberal arts forming the trivium. [Obs.]

Skelton. Wood.

Trivialism <Xpage=1542>

Triv"i*al*ism (?) , n. A trivial matter or method; a triviality.

Carlyle.

Triviality <Xpage=1542>

Triv`i*al"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Trivialities (#) . [Cf. F. trivialit\'82 ] 1. The quality or state of being trivial; trivialness.

2. That which is trivial; a trifle.

The philosophy of our times does not expend itself in furious discussions on mere scholastic trivialities . Lyon Playfair.

Trivially <Xpage=1542>

Triv"i*al*ly (?) , adv. In a trivial manner.

Trivialness <Xpage=1542>

Triv"i*al*ness , n. Quality or state of being trivial.

Trivium <Xpage=1542>

Triv"i*um (?) , n. [LL. See Trivial .] 1. The three " liberal" arts, grammar, logic, and rhetoric; -- being a triple way, as it were, to eloquence.

&hand; The trivium and quadrivium together made up the seven liberal arts. See Quadrivium .

2. (Zo\'94l.) The three anterior ambulacra of echinoderms, collectively.

Triweekly <Xpage=1542>

Tri"week`ly (?) , a. [Pref. tri- + weekly .] Occurring or appearing three times a week; thriceweekly; as, a triweekly newspaper . -- adv. Three times a week. -- n. A triweekly publication.

&hand; This is a convenient word, but is not legitimately formed. It should mean occurring once in three weeks, as triennial means once in three years. Cf. Biweekly .

Troad <Xpage=1542>

Troad (?) , n. See Trode . [Obs.]

Troat <Xpage=1542>

Troat (?) , v. i. [Either onomatopoetic, or akin to throat .] To cry, as a buck in rutting time.

Troat <Xpage=1542>

Troat , n. The cry of a buck in rutting time.

Trocar <Xpage=1542>

Tro"car (?) , n. [F. trocart (or trois-quarts , i. e., three quarters); trois three (L. tres ) + carre the side of a sword blade; -- so called from its triangular point.] (Surg.) A stylet, usually with a triangular point, used for exploring tissues or for inserting drainage tubes, as in dropsy. [Written also trochar .]

Trochaic <Xpage=1542>

Tro*cha"ic (?) , n. (Pros.) A trochaic verse or measure.

Dryden.

Trochaic, Trochaical <Xpage=1542>

Tro*cha"ic (?) , Tro*cha"ic*al (?) , a. [L. trocha\'8bcus , Gr. <?/ or <?/. See Trochee .] (Pros.) Of or pertaining to trochees; consisting of trochees; as, trochaic measure or verse .

Trochal <Xpage=1542>

Tro"chal (?) , a. [From Gr. <?/ a wheel.] (Zo\'94l.) Resembling a wheel.

Trochal disk (Zo\'94l.) , the cephalic disk of a rotifer. It is usually surrounded by a fringe of cilia.

Trochanter <Xpage=1542>

Tro*chan"ter (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/.] 1. (Anat.) One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter , and the inner the small trochanter .

2. (Zo\'94l.) The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the second when the trochantine is united with the coxa.

Trochanteric <Xpage=1542>

Tro`chan*ter"ic (?) , a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to one or both of the trochanters.

Trochantine <Xpage=1542>

Tro*chan"tine (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The second joint of the leg of an insect, -- often united with the coxa.

Trochar <Xpage=1542>

Tro"char (?) , n. (Surg.) See Trocar .

Troche <Xpage=1542>

Tro"che (tr&omac;"k&emac;) , n. [Gr. trocho`s anything round or circular, a wheel, properly, a runner, fr. tre`chein to run. Cf. Trochee .] (Pharm.) A medicinal tablet or lozenge; strictly, one of circular form.

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Trochee <Xpage=1543>

Tro"chee (?) , n. [L. trochaeus , Gr. <?/ (sc.<?/), from <?/ running, from <?/ to run. Cf. Troche , Truck a wheel.] (Pros.) A foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short, as in the Latin word ante , or the first accented and the second unaccented, as in the English word motion ; a choreus.

Trochil <Xpage=1543>

Tro"chil (?) , n. [Cf. F. trochile . See Trochilus .] (Zo\'94l.) The crocodile bird.

The crocodile . . . opens his chaps to let the trochil in to pick his teeth, which gives it the usual feeding. Sir T. Herbert.

Trochilic <Xpage=1543>

Tro*chil"ic (?) , a. [See Trochilics .] OF or pertaining to rotary motion; having power to draw out or turn round. "By art trochilic ."

Camden.

Trochilics <Xpage=1543>

Tro*chil"ics (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ the sheaf of a pulley, roller of a windlass, from <?/ to run.] The science of rotary motion, or of wheel work.

Wilkins.

Trochili <Xpage=1543>

Troch"i*li (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Trochilus .] (Zo\'94l.) A division of birds comprising the humming birds.

Trochilidist <Xpage=1543>

Tro*chil"i*dist (?) , n. [See Trochilus .] One who studies, or is versed in, the nature and habits of humming birds, or the Trochilid\'91 .

Gould.

Trochilos <Xpage=1543>

Troch"i*los (?) , n. [NL. See Trochilus .] (Zo\'94l.) The crocodile bird, or trochil.

Trochilus <Xpage=1543>

Troch"i*lus (?) , n. ; pl. Trochili (#) . [L. trochilus a kind of small bird. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to run.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) (a) A genus of humming birds. It Formerly included all the known species. (b) Any one of several species of wrens and kinglets. [Obs.] (c) The crocodile bird.

2. (Arch.) An annular molding whose section is concave, like the edge of a pulley; -- called also scotia .

Troching <Xpage=1543>

Tro"ching (?) , n. [OF. troche cluster, group; cf. F. trochure a surantler, troch\'82e branches of a seedling, trochet cluster of flowers or fruits.] (Zo\'94l.) One of the small branches of a stag's antler.

Trochiscus <Xpage=1543>

Tro*chis"cus (?) , n. ; pl. Trochisci (#) . [L., fr. Gr. <?/ a small ball, dim. of <?/ a wheel. See Troche .] (Pharm.) A kind of tablet or lozenge; a troche.

Trochisk <Xpage=1543>

Tro"chisk (?) , n. [Cf. F. trochisque .] See Trochiscus . [Obs.]

Bacon.

Trochite <Xpage=1543>

Tro"chite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a wheel.] (Paleon.) A wheel-like joint of the stem of a fossil crinoid.

Trochlea <Xpage=1543>

Troch"le*a (?) , n. [L., a case or sheaf containing one or more pulleys, Gr. <?/. See Trochilics .] 1. (Mach.) A pulley. [Obs.]

2. (Anat.) A pulley, or a structure resembling a pulley; as, the trochlea , or pulleylike end, of the humerus, which articulates with the ulna; or the trochlea , or fibrous ring, in the upper part of the orbit, through which the superior oblique, or trochlear, muscle of the eye passes.

Trochlear <Xpage=1543>

Troch"le*ar (?) , n. [L. trochlea block or pulley.] (Anat.) Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; pertaining to, or connected with, a trochlea; as, a trochlear articular surface; the trochlear muscle of the eye.

Trochlear nerve . See Pathetic nerve , under Pathetic .

Trochleary <Xpage=1543>

Troch"le*a*ry (?) , a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or connected with, a trochlea; trochlear; as, the trochleary , or trochlear, nerve .

Trochoid <Xpage=1543>

Tro"choid (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a wheel + -oid ; cf. F. trocho\'8bde . See Troche .] (Geom.) The curve described by any point in a wheel rolling on a line; a cycloid; a roulette; in general, the curve described by any point fixedly connected with a moving curve while the moving curve rolls without slipping on a second fixed curve, the curves all being in one plane. Cycloids, epicycloids, hypocycloids, cardioids, etc., are all trochoids.

Trochoid <Xpage=1543>

Tro"choid , a. 1. (Anat.) Admitting of rotation on an axis; -- sometimes applied to a pivot joint like that between the atlas and axis in the vertebral column.

2. (Zo\'94l.) Top-shaped; having a flat base and conical spire; -- said of certain shells.

3. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the genus Trochus or family Trochid\'91 .

Trochoidal <Xpage=1543>

Tro*choid"al (?) , a. 1. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a trochoid; having the properties of a trochoid.

2. (Anat. & Zo\'94l.) See Trochoid , a.

Trochometer <Xpage=1543>

Tro*chom"e*ter (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a wheel + -meter .] A contrivance for computing the revolutions of a wheel; an odometer.

Trochosphere <Xpage=1543>

Troch"o*sphere (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a wheel + sphere .] (Zo\'94l.) A young larval form of many annelids, mollusks, and bryozoans, in which a circle of cilia is developed around the anterior end.

Trochus <Xpage=1543>

Tro"chus (?) , n. ; pl. Trochi (#) . [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a wheel.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of marine univalve shells belonging to Trochus and many allied genera of the family Trochid\'91 . Some of the species are called also topshells .

Troco <Xpage=1543>

Tro"co (?) , n. An old English game; -- called also lawn billiards .

Trod <Xpage=1543>

Trod (?) , imp. & p. p. of Tread .

Trodden <Xpage=1543>

Trod"den (?) , p. p. of Tread .

Trode <Xpage=1543>

Trode (?) , archaic imp. of Tread .

On burnished hooves his war-horse trode . Tennyson.

Trode <Xpage=1543>

Trode , n. [AS. trod , fr. tredan to tread. See Tread .] Tread; footing. [Written also troad .] [Obs.]

Spenser.

Troglodyte <Xpage=1543>

Trog"lo*dyte (?) , n. [L. troglodytae , pl., Gr. <?/ one who creeps into holes; <?/ a hole, cavern (fr. <?/ to gnaw) + <?/ enter: cf. F. troglodyte .] 1. (Ethnol.) One of any savage race that dwells in caves, instead of constructing dwellings; a cave dweller. Most of the primitive races of man were troglodytes.

In the troglodytes' country there is a lake, for the hurtful water it beareth called the "mad lake." Holland.

2. (Zo\'94l.) An anthropoid ape, as the chimpanzee.

3. (Zo\'94l.) The wren.

Troglodytes <Xpage=1543>

Trog`lo*dy"tes (?) , n. [NL. See Troglodyte .] 1. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of apes including the chimpanzee.

2. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of singing birds including the common wrens.

Troglodytic, Troglodytical <Xpage=1543>

Trog`lo*dyt"ic (?) , Trog`lo*dyt"ic*al (?) , a. [L. troglodyticus , Gr. <?/.] Of or pertaining to a troglodyte, or dweller in caves.

Trogon <Xpage=1543>

Tro"gon (?) , n. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of beautiful tropical birds belonging to the family Trogonid\'91 . They are noted for the brilliant colors and the resplendent luster of their plumage.

&hand; Some of the species have a train of long brilliant feathers lying over the tail and consisting of the upper tail coverts. Unlike other birds having two toes directed forward and two backward, they have the inner toe turned backward. A few species are found in Africa and India, but the greater number, including the most brilliant species, are found in tropical America. See Illust . of Quesal . <-- = quetzal -->

Trogonoid <Xpage=1543>

Tro"gon*oid (?) , a. [ Trogon + -oid .] (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to the trogons.

Trogue <Xpage=1543>

Trogue (?) , n. [Cf. G. trog trough, E. trough .] (Mining) A wooden trough, forming a drain.

Raymond.

Troic <Xpage=1543>

Tro"ic (?) , a. [L. Troicus , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/. See Trojan .] Pertaining to Troy; Trojan.

Gladstone.

Troilite <Xpage=1543>

Tro"i*lite (?) , n. [Named after Dominico Troili , an Italian of the 18th century.] (Min.) Native iron protosulphide, FeS . It is known only in meteoric irons, and is usually in imbedded nodular masses of a bronze color.

Troilus <Xpage=1543>

Tro"i*lus (?) , n. ; pl. L. Troili (#) , E. Troiluses (#) . [NL., fr. L. Troilus , Gr. <?/, the son of Priam.] (Zo\'94l.) A large, handsome American butterfly ( Euph&oe;ades, &or; Papilio, troilus ). It is black, with yellow marginal spots on the front wings, and blue spots on the rear wings.

Trojan <Xpage=1543>

Tro"jan (?) , a. [L. Trojanus , fr. Troja , Troia , Troy, from Tros , Gr. Trw`s , Trwo`s , Tros, the mythical founder of Troy.] Of or pertaining to ancient Troy or its inhabitants. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Troy.

<-- 2. A person with the qualities attributed to the defenders of Troy, i.e., energy, endurance.

Tim jumped like a Trojan from the bed. Finnegan's Wake (Irish song) -->

Troll <Xpage=1543>

Troll (?) , n. [Icel. troll . Cf. Droll , Trull .] (Scand. Myth.) A supernatural being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant, and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch.

Troll flower . (Bot.) Same as Globeflower (a) .

Troll <Xpage=1543>

Troll (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Trolled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Trolling .] [OE. trollen to roll, F. tr\'93ler , Of. troller to drag about, to ramble; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. G. trollen to roll, ramble, sich trollen to be gone; or perhaps for trotler , fr. F. trotter to trot (cf. Trot .). Cf. Trawl .] 1. To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn.

To dress and troll the tongue, and roll the eye. Milton.

2. To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking.

Then doth she troll to the bowl. Gammer Gurton's Needle.

Troll the brown bowl. Sir W. Scott.

3. To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely.

Will you troll the catch ? Shak.

His sonnets charmed the attentive crowd, By wide-mouthed mortal trolled aloud. Hudibras.

4. To angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.

5. To fish in; to seek to catch fish from.

With patient angle trolls the finny deep. Goldsmith.

Troll <Xpage=1543>

Troll , v. i. 1. To roll; to run about; to move around; as, to troll in a coach and six .

2. To move rapidly; to wag.

F. Beaumont.

3. To take part in trolling a song.

4. To fish with a rod whose line runs on a reel; also, to fish by drawing the hook through the water.

Their young men . . . trolled along the brooks that abounded in fish. Bancroft.

Troll <Xpage=1543>

Troll , n. 1. The act of moving round; routine; repetition.

Burke.

2. A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch; a round.

Thence the catch and troll , while "Laughter, holding both his sides," sheds tears to song and ballad pathetic on the woes of married life. Prof. Wilson.

3. A trolley.

Troll plate (Mach.) , a rotative disk with spiral ribs or grooves, by which several pieces, as the jaws of a chuck, can be brought together or spread radially.

Troller <Xpage=1543>

Troll"er (?) , n. One who trolls.

Trolley, Trolly <Xpage=1543>

Trol"ley , Trol"ly (?) , n. (a) A form of truck which can be tilted, for carrying railroad materials, or the like. [Eng.] (b) A narrow cart that is pushed by hand or drawn by an animal. [Eng.] (c) (Mach.) A truck from which the load is suspended in some kinds of cranes. (d) (Electric Railway) A truck which travels along the fixed conductors, and forms a means of connection between them and a railway car. <-- (e) An elongated structure along a roadway containing conducting wire suspended from insulated supports at some height above the street, to provide electrical power for a trolley car.

(f) A trolley car. -->

<-- Trolley line , (a) A trolley(e). (b) The path along which a trolley(e) runs. -- Trolley car , a wheeled car powered by electricity drawn from a trolley, and thus constrained to follow the trolley lines. -->

Trollmydames <Xpage=1543>