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
They tret me—I winna say like ane o' themsel's, but as if they would hae likit me for ane o' themsel's, gien it had pleased the Lord to sen' me their way instead o' yours.
From The Elect Lady by George MacDonald
At length, safe arrived, I went thro' "tare and tret," Delivered my goods in the primest condition.
From The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by William Michael Rossetti
He had been "tret somefink crool," he declared, but without entering into particulars, for which Dollar did not press; but on the character of Mostyn Scarth there were no such reservations.
From The Crime Doctor by Ernest William Hornung
When it comes to a question of tare and tret, false sentiment must be excluded.
From Erema — My Father's Sin by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
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