Definition of trivets Trivets

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trivets (Noun)
Plural of trivet.

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trivets, noun, plural of trivet.

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Plural: trivets

trivet - a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table

trivet - a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth

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trivet (Noun)
A stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire.
trivet (Noun)
A stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, used to support hot dishes and protect a table; a hot coaster.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

trivet (n.)
A tree-legged stool, table, or other support; especially, a stand to hold a kettle or similar vessel near the fire; a tripod.
trivet (n.)
A weaver's knife. See Trevat.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

trivet
An object, sometimes with short feet, used to support hot dishes and protect a table.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

trivet
triv′et, n. a stool or other thing supported on three feet: a movable iron frame in a kitchen fire-grate for supporting kettles, &c.—Right as a trivet (coll.), standing steadily like a tripod: perfectly right. [O. Fr. trepied—L. tripes, tripedis—tres, three, pes, a foot.]

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trivet, noun, singular of trivets.

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