trickly 
An other young man feactely and tric/cely representing 
... a certaine . . . playe. 
U dull, tr. of Apophthegmes of Erasmus, p. 121. 
trickly 2 (trik'li), . [< trickle + -y 1 .] Trick- 
ling. [Colloq.] 
Her boots no longer rattle, nor do cold and trickly rills 
race down the nape of her neck. Jt. Brouyhton, Joan, ii. 10. 
trickmaker (trik'ma/ker), . A person who or 
a card which makes or takes a trick, as in whist ; 
specifically, a card of such rank or value as to 
be counted on to take a trick. G. W. Pettes, 
American Whist, pp. 42, 50. 
trickmentt (trik'ment), . [< tricks + -ment.] 
Heraldic emblazonry ; decoration. 
Here 's a new tomb, new trickmente too. 
Beau, and Fl., Knight of Malta, iv. 2. 
No tomb shall hold thee 
But these two arms, no trickmenti but my tears. 
Fletcher, Mad Lover, v. 4. 
trick-scene (trik'sen), n. Theat., a scene in 
which mechanical changes are made in the 
sight of the audience. 
tricksey, a. See tricksy. 
tricksiness (trik'si-nes), n. The state or char- 
acter of being tricksy. Also trickseyness. 
There had been an exasperating fascination in the trick- 
siness with which she had not met his advances, but- 
wheeled away from them. 
Oeorge Eliot, Daniel Deronda, xxviii. 
tricksome (trik'sum), a. [< trick 1 + -some.'] 
Full of tricks ; tricksy ; playful. 
With your tricksome tune 
Nick the glad silent moments as they pass. 
L. Hunt, To the Grasshopper and the Cricket 
trickster (trik'ster), n. [< trick* + -ster.] One 
who practises tricks ; a deceiver; a cheat. 
Ill tell you a Story not much unlike yours, not to go off 
from Lewis, who us'd to take a Pleasure in tricking Trick- 
iters. N. Bailey, tr. of Colloquies of Erasmus, I. 434. 
trickster (trik'ster), v. i. [< trickster, .] To 
play tricks. [Rare.] 
I like not this lady's tampering and trickstering with 
this same Edmund Tressilian. Scoff, Kenilworth, xxxvi. 
trick-SWOrd (trik'sord), n. A sword made to 
divide in the middle of the blade. 
tricksy (trik'si), a. [Also tricksey; < trick 1 + -sy, 
equiv. to -j/ 1 .] 1. Trk-kish; cunning; adroit; 
artful ; crafty. 
My tricksy spirit ! Shak., Tempest, v. 1. 226. 
I continued tricksy and cunning, and was poor without 
the consolation of being honest. Goldsmith, Vicar, xxvi. 
2. Deceptive ; fallacious ; illusive ; illusory. 
The tricksy thing [idea] . . . comes and goes, my boy, 
revealing itself inglimpses which are neither clear enough 
nor prolonged enough to make that kind of impression 
on the memory which is necessary to fix it. 
D. C. Murray, Weaker Vessel, ii. 
3. Playful ; sportive ; mischievous. 
Thou little tricksy Puck ! 
With antic toys so funnily bestuck. 
Hood, Parental Ode to my Son. 
4. Trim; dainty; neat; spruce. 
Trincato [It. ], . . . spruce, fine, neat, smug, feate, trick- 
Kie-trim. Fiona (ed. 1611). 
Their little minim forms arrayed 
In the tricksy pomp of fairy pride. 
J. R. Drake, Culprit Fay. 
trick-track (trik'trak), H. [Also tric-trac (also 
tick-tack), < F. trie true, trick-track, backgam- 
mon : see tick-tack.] A kind of backgammon, 
played with both pieces and pegs. 
trick-wig (trik'wig), n. A wig worn by actors, 
and so made that the locks of hair may be 
caused to stand on eud at the will of the wearer. 
tricky (trik'i), a. [< trick^ + -yl.] 1. Given 
to tricks ; knavish ; artful ; sharp ; shifty : as, 
a tricky wind; a plausible and tricky fellow. 
Able men of high character, and not smart, tricky men. 
The Nation, XXXVI. 540. 
2. Playful ; roguish ; mischievous. 
Tho' ye was trickie, alee, and funny, 
Ye ne'er was donsie. 
Burns, Farmer's Salutation to his Auld Mare. 
Tricky ale-yard. See ale-yard, 2. =Syn. Artful, Sly, etc. 
See cunningl. 
Triclada (trik'la-da), n. pi. [NL., < Gr. rpi-, 
three, + /eAdrfof, a young shoot.] An order of 
dendrocoelous turbellarians or planarians: dis- 
tinguished from Polyclada. 
triclinate (trik'li-na't), a. [< Gr. rpi-, three, + 
i&iveiv, bend, + -ate 1 .] Same as triclinic. Imp. 
Diet. 
triclinet, n. [ME. triclyne,< L. triclinium, a diu- 
ing-room: see triclinium.] Same as triclinium. 
Half as high thy chambre and triclyne 
Thou make as it is mesure long in lyne. 
Palladius, Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 15. 
tricliniary (tri-klin'i-a-ri), a. [< L. triclima- 
rts, < triclinium, & dining-room: see triclinium.'] 
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Pertaining to a triclinium, or to the ancient 
mode of reclining at table. 
triclinic (tri-klin'ik), a. [< Gr. rptlf (rpi-), 
three, + K/.iveiv, incline, bend, + -ic.] In crys- 
tal., pertaining to the inclination of three in- 
tersecting axes to each other ; specifically, ap- 
pellative of a system of crystallization in which 
the three axes are unequal and their intersec- 
tions oblique, as in the oblique rhomboidal 
prism. Also triclinohedric, triclinate, anorthic, 
asymmetric, tetartoprismatic. See cut 3 under 
rltombokedron. 
triclinium (tri-klin'i-um), n. [< L. triclinium, < 
Gr. rpiiMviov, also rpiK^wof, a dining-room with 
three couches, < rpinAtvof, with three couches, 
< rpeif (rpi-), three, + nUvrj, a couch : see clinic.'] 
Among the Romans, the dining-room where 
guests were received, furnished with three 
couches, which occupied three sides of the din- 
ner-table, the fourth side being left open for 
the free ingress and egress of servants. On these 
couches, which also received the name of triclinium, the 
guests reclined at dinner or supper. Each couch usually 
accommodated three persons, and thus nine were as many 
as could take a meal together. The persons while taking 
their food lay very nearly flat on their breasts. See accu- 
bation. 
triclinohedric (tri-kli-no-hed'rik), a. [< Gr. 
lyjiK/Urof, with three couches (see triclinium), + 
iSpa, a seat, side.] Same as triclinic. 
tricOCCOUS (tri-kok'us), a. [< Gr. rpinoKKOf, with 
three grains or berries, < rpelf (rpi-), three, + 
KoKKof, a berry.] In l>ot., having or consisting 
of three cocci or carpels. 
tricolic (tri-kol'ik), a. [< tricolon + -ic.] In 
anc.pros. and rhet., consisting of three cola. 
tricolon (tri-ko'lon), n. ; pi. tricola (-la). [NL., 
< Gr. T/wro/tof, having three members, < T/jcif 
(rpi-), three, + KO/W, member.] In anc. pros. 
and rhet., a period consisting of three cola. 
tricolor, tricolour (tii'kul-or), a. and n. [< F. 
tricolore = Sp. tricolor (of. Pg. tricoloreo), < L. 
"tricolor, three-colored, < tres (tri-), three, + 
color, color.] I. a. Three-colored ; tricolored : 
in zoology correlated with bicolor and unicolor. 
The Militia . . . added to the two colours of the Pari- 
sian cockade red and blue white, the colour which was 
that of the king. This was the tricolour cockade adopted 
on July 26, 1789. N. and Q., 7th ser., X. 157. 
II. H. A flag composed of three colors in 
large masses equal or nearly equal, as the na- 
tional flags of Italy and Mexico; especially, 
the flag of France adopted during the Revolu- 
tion, consisting of three equal parts blue next 
the mast, red at the fly, and white between, or, 
in heraldic language, palewise of three pieces, 
azure, argent, and gules. The red and blue 
represented the colors of the city of Paris. 
We talk of ... the lilies and tricolor of France. 
PreUe, Hist. Flag, p. 3. 
tricolored, tricoloured (tri'kul-ord), a. [< tri- 
color + -erf 2 .] Having three colors: as, a In- 
colored flag.-Tricolored violet, the pansy. 
tricolorOUS (tri-kul'or-us), <i. [< tricolor + 
-oiis.] Same as tricolor. 
Triconodon (tri-kon'o-don), H. [NL. : see tri- 
conodont.] A genus of mammals of the Pur- 
beck beds in England, typical of the family Tri- 
eonodontida>. T. mordax is a species founded 
on a mandibular ramus about 1J inches long. 
triconodont (tri-kon'o-dont), a. [< Gr. rpt-, 
three, + Kuvof, a cone, + Moiig (orfovr-) = E. 
tooth.] Having three conical cusps, as molars ; 
having such molars, as mammals of the genus 
Triconodon and related forms. 
Triconodontidas (tri-kon-o-dou'ti-de), n. pi. 
[NL. (Marsh, 1887), < Triconodon(t-) + -idee.] A 
family of supposed marsupials of the Jurassic 
period, typified by the genus Triconodon. They 
have molars with three stout erect cusps each, and a 
strong internal cingulum, stout canines, and semipro- 
cumbent or erect incisors. 
triconsonantal (tri-kon'so-nan-tal), a. [< L. 
tres (tri-), three, + consonan(t-)s, consonant, + 
-al.] Composed of or containing three conso- 
nants. 
The triconsonantal has been evolved out of a biconso- 
nantal root. Smith's Bible Diet., Confusion of Tongues. 
triconsonantic (tri-kon-so-nan'tik), a. [< L. 
tres (tri-), three, + eonsonan(t-)s, consonant, + 
-ic.] Same as triconsonantal. 
The root of the Semitic verb is always triliteral, or rather 
tricojisonantic. Farrar, Families of Speech, iii. 
tricorn (tri'korn), a. and . [< F. tricorne = 
Sp. Pg. tricorne, < L. tricornis, three-horned, < 
tres (tri-), three, + cornv, horn.] I. a. Hav- 
ing three horns or horn-like processes. 
II. . A hat with three points or horns ; a 
cocked hat having the brim folded upward 
tricuspidate 
against the crown on three sides, producing 
three angles ; hence, by popular misapplication, 
the hat worn by the French gendarmes, which 
has only two points : usually written as French, 
tricorne. See cut 13 under lint. 
tricornered (tri-kor'nerd), a. [< L. tres (tri-), 
three, + E. cornered.] Three-cornered. [Rare.] 
The staggering stalks of the Buckwheat grow red with 
ripeness, and tip their tops with clustering tricornered 
kernels. D. G. Mitchell, Dream Life, Autumn. 
triCOrnigerOUS (tri-kor-nij'e-rus), a. [< LL. 
tricorniger, bearing three horns or points, < L. 
tres (tri-), three, + cornu, horn, + gerere, bear.] 
Having three horns. 
tricornute (tri-kor'nut), a. [< L. tres (tri-), 
three, + cornutus, horned: see cornute. Of. 
tricorn.] In entom., having three horn-like pro- 
cesses ; tricornigerous. Westwood. 
tricornuted (tri-kor'nu-ted), a. [< tricornute 
+ -ed' 2 .] Same as tricornute. 
tricorporal (tri-kor'po-ral), a. [< L. "tricorpo- 
ralis, < tricorpor, having three bodies, < tres 
(tri-), three, + corpus (corpor-), body: see cor- 
poral 1 .] In tier., same as tricorporate. 
tricorporate (tri-kor'po-rat), a. [< L. Mcorpor, 
having three bodies, + -atel.] In lier., having 
three bodies with only one head 
common to the three : as, a lion 
tricorporate. The head is usually in 
the center of the field, and the bodies 
radiate, two toward the dexter and sin- 
ister chiefs, the third toward the base. 
tricorporated (tri -kor'po- ra- 
ted), a. [< tricorporate + -ed?.] 
In Iter., same as tricorporate. 
tricostate (tri-kos'tat), a. [< L. tres 
three, + costatus, ribbed : see costute.] 
bot., having three ribs from the base; three- 
ribbed. 2. In zoiil., having three costse or 
raised lines. 
tricot (tre'ko), n. [F., knitting, < tricoter, OF. 
tricoter, estricoter, knit, < G. stricken, knit, < 
strick, a cord, string.] 1. A fabric made of 
yarn or woolen thread, knitted by hand ; also, 
a similar material made by machines in which 
the hand-knitting is imitated. Compare jersey. 
2. A cloth used for women's garments. 
tricot-stitch (tre'ko -stich), n. One of the 
stitches of crochet : a simple stitch producing 
a plain rectilinear pattern. Also called rail- 
way-stitch. 
tricotyledonous (tri-kot-i-le'don-us), a. [< Gr. 
Tpeif (rpi-), three, + noTvir/ouv, a hollow: see 
cotyledon.] In lot., having three cotyledons 
or seed-leaves. 
tricrotic (tri-krot'ik), a. [< Gr. Tpinporoc., with 
three strokes (see tricrotous), + -ic.] Having 
three beats : used with reference to the normal 
pulse-tracing Tricrotlcpulse.a pulse showingthree 
marked elevations on the descending limb of the curve 
traced from it. 
tricrotism (tri'kro-tizm), n. [< tricrot(ic) + 
-ism.] The state of being tricrotic: used of 
the pulse. See cut under spliygmogram. 
tricrotous (tri ' kro - tus), a. [< Gr. rpixpanf, 
with three strokes, < rpelf (rpi-), three, + Kp6ro<;, 
stroke, beat.] Same as tricrotic. 
tricrural (tri-kro'ral), a. [< L. tres (tri-), three, 
+ crus(crur-), leg: see crural.] Having three 
branches or legs from a common center. 
The macrospores are marked on one hemisphere with a 
tricrural line. 
Le Maout and Decaisne, Botany (trans.), p. 915. 
tric-trac. . See trick-track. 
tricuspid (tri-kus'pid), a. and n. [= F. tricus- 
pide, < L. tricuspis (tricuspid-), having three 
points, < tres (tri-), three, + cuspis, point: see 
cusp.] I. a. Having three cusps or points : spe- 
cifically noting the valvular arrangement in the 
right ventricle of the heart, guarding the auric- 
uloventricular orifice, in distinction from the 
bicuspid (or mitral) valves in the left ventricle. 
This valve consists of three segments, or there are three 
valves, of a triangular or trapezoidal shape, each formed by 
a fold of the lining membrane of the heart, and strength- 
ened by a layer of fibrous tissue which may also contain 
contractile fibers. See cut II. under heart. Tricuspid 
murmur, in pathol., a murmur heard in tricuspid valvular 
disease. Tricuspid teeth. See tooth. Tricuspid val- 
vular disease, disease of the tricuspid valve. 
II. n. 1. A tricuspid valve of the heart. 2. 
A tricuspid tooth : correlated with liicttxpid and 
tmdticuspid. 
tricuspidal (tri-kus'pi-dal). a. [< trieuspid + 
-al.] 1. Same as tricuspid. 2. Having three 
geometrical cusps. 
tricuspidate (tri-kus'pi-dat), a. [< tricuspiil + 
-ate 1 .] Three-pointed; ending in three points: 
as, a tric-itti inflate glume ; tricuapidute teeth. 
