noun
trivet
Trivet (noun) means a small stand with short legs, used to hold a pot above a fire.
noun
1
A small stand with short legs, used to hold a pot above a fire.
"They collected wood and built back the fire and they fetched rocks to make a trivet and there they set the bucket to boil."
— Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing (1994)
2
A mat or small stand placed under a hot dish to protect a table's surface.
3
A weaver's tool used to cut the wire that shapes a fabric's pile.
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Etymology
Traces back to the PIE word *tréyes. It came into English from Middle English trevet, which developed from Old English trefet, itself borrowed from Latin tripēs, tripedis ("tripod").
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What is the meaning of trivet?
"trivet" (noun) means a small stand with short legs, used to hold a pot above a fire.
What are the different meanings of trivet?
"trivet" has 3 main meanings: 1. A small stand with short legs, used to hold a pot above a fire; 2. A mat or small stand placed under a hot dish to protect a table's surface; 3. A weaver's tool used to cut the wire that shapes a fabric's pile.
