tret
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tret
1490–1500; < Anglo-French, variant of trait act of drawing; see trait
Example Sentences
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After that, Bach was the appropriate encore, and the group played his gorgeous final chorale, “Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit,” with Ms. Figueroa soaring in the theme and the others offering sensitive, moving support.
From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2013
When it comes to a question of tare and tret, false sentiment must be excluded.
From Erema — My Father's Sin by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
It weighed upon Walter Bagehot that "immortal souls" should have to think of tare and tret and the price of butter; but "sich is life"—prose and poetry intertangled.
From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel
Wo worth that wight that tret ech under fote!
From Troilus and Criseyde by Chaucer, Geoffrey
The use of insurance would be much wider and its benefits greater if this "tare and tret" of doing the business could be reduced.
From Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II by Fetter, Frank Albert
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