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The large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food. How say you to a fat tripe finely broiled Shak.

Same as Rock tripe, under Rock.

Having three feet.

Same as Tripoli.

A man who prepares or sells tripe.

Same as Tripinnate.

Consisting of three persons. Milton.

A Trinitarian.

The state of existing as three persons in one Godhead; trinity.

A place where tripe is prepared or sold. London Quart. Rev.

A variety of anhydrite composed of contorted plates fancied to resemble pieces of tripe.

Having the form or appearance of three petals; appearing as if furnished with three petals.

Having three petals, or flower leaves; three-petaled.

Progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward its center; as, the centripetal calcification of a bone. R. Owen. Centripetal force (Mech.), a force whose direction is towards a center, as in case of a planet revolving round the sun, the center of the system, See Centrifugal force, under Centrifugal. -- Cen…

Centripetency.

Tendency toward the center.

r or structure from the ground; hence, any linear variation of color or structure; as, a stripe, or streak, of red on a green ground; a raised stripe.

Having stripes of different colors; streaked. Striped bass. (Zoöl.) See under Bass. -- Striped maple (Bot.), a slender American tree (Acer Pennsylvanicum) with finely striped bark. Called also striped dogwood, and moosewood. -- Striped mullet. (Zoöl.) See under Mullet, 2. -- Striped snake (Zoöl.), the garter snake.…

Not striped.

Developing from below towards the apex, or from the circumference towards the center; centripetal; -- said of certain inflorescence.