trivet

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[ triv-it ]

noun
  1. a small metal plate with short legs, especially one put under a hot platter or dish to protect a table.

  2. a three-footed or three-legged stand or support, especially one of iron placed over a fire to support cooking vessels or the like.

Origin of trivet

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1375–1425; late Middle English trevet,Old English trefet, apparently blend of Old English thrifēte three-footed and Latin triped-, stem of tripēs three-footed (with Vulgar Latin -e- for Latin -i-)

Other definitions for trivet (2 of 2)

trivet2

or triv·ette

[ triv-it ]

noun
  1. a special knife for cutting pile loops, as of velvet or carpets.

Origin of trivet

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Origin uncertain

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British Dictionary definitions for trivet

trivet

/ (ˈtrɪvɪt) /


noun
  1. a stand, usually three-legged and metal, on which cooking vessels are placed over a fire

  2. a short metal stand on which hot dishes are placed on a table

  1. as right as a trivet old-fashioned in perfect health

Origin of trivet

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Old English trefet (influenced by Old English thrifēte having three feet), from Latin tripēs having three feet

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