TRIVET

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A tree-legged stool, table, or other support; especially, a stand to hold a kettle or similar vessel near the fire; a tripod. [Written also trevet.]

2.
n.

A weaver's knife. See Trevat. Knight. Trivet table, a table supported by three legs. Dryden.


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