trivet
pronunciation
How to pronounce trivet in British English:
UK [ˈtrɪvɪt]
How to pronounce trivet in American English:
US ['trɪvɪt]
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- Noun:
- a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
- a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table
Word Origin
- trivet
- trivet: see foot
- trivet (n.)
- three-legged iron stand, 12c., trefet, probably from a noun use of Latin tripedem (nominative tripes) "three-footed," from tri- "three" (see three) + pes "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)).
Example
- 1. Joan was feverish last night , but she is as right as a trivet his morning .