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1. (n.) trivet
a small metal or ceramic plate with short legs, used under a hot platter or dish to protect a table.
2. trivet
a three-legged stand placed over a fire to support cooking vessels or the like.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME trevet, OE trefet, appar. b. OE thrifēte three-footed and L triped-, s. of tripēs three-footed (with VL -e- for L -i-))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) trivet
a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
2. (noun) trivet
a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table
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1. (noun) trivet
a tree-legged stool, table, or other support; especially, a stand to hold a kettle or similar vessel near the fire; a tripod
2. (noun) trivet
a weaver's knife. See Trevat
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