triple 
Triple time in music. 
The triflfx, sir, Is > good tripping measure. 
S*ai., T. X.. r. 1. 41. 
sage nmy tic trniiitiiiltlcd mid rceHvcd without moving triplex (tri'plcks), . [< L. triples, threefold, 
the pomiiiin of the head.- -Triple time, \nmuar. se,. < , ,-,-). three ,+ plirare, fold: *,- /,/.,. n. 
r/ii/ilun, -j. Triple tree, the g:illnw: m iilluioii tn the , J" ' . -'- . 
two posts ami < T..SS -Mi-am nl whi.-h it Is ..(ti-n OOOpOM, 
This is ii rascal deserves In li.l<- 1111 lli.lliorn, 
And take :i |iilk'rini;iu't' '< Hi'- InjJi- tree, 
To dani;r in ln-iup ll.-rrii-k * roranto. 
/;.n.. /"//./i, Hey tor Honesty, Iv. I. 
Triple vase. *>v raur. Triple X. Maine a \ x \ 
II. n. If. Ill Hiiixii; same as li'ilili. 
Agalne In 1 heard that wondrous harmnnle ; . . . 
Tin- hii[ii;iin vires sung a tnW.- liii 1 . 
To which rcNimnd Hie liiuls, tin- sirc.ames, the winde. 
Fairfax, tr. -.Ifr.-y of lloiilognc, xviii. -u. 
[(Itifhardgtin.) 
2. /il. Itii'liiiiii/r-niiiiini/, changes rung on seven 
bells. 
tripod 
three lilasto.leniiic m.-ml.ninos or germ-hi 
:nid IIVIMI- 
r p.-rtainiiitftotlio '1'ripl'ililii.ilira: dis- 
tinguished from ilipliilililatii- ,!* mlmm'tnn* from 
ttrntt. MOI-I animals arc triplolilastie. 
triplicate (trip'li-kat), n. and . [< I,. (n>//- Triploblastica ,'trip Io-MuH_'ti 
nitiiH. p]i. of Iriplintri:, make threefold, treble. 
< tripli-s, threefold: see '/////.. ..] I. . Triple; 
threefold ; consisting of or related to a triad, or 
three corresponding parts; composed of three 
similars: us, a triplicate certificate. 
I did meet with Thudeui, I his courier, which brought 
tie. | TriplobUcnc animals, or 
thoM ho-e i.o.i\ eoniuti .t ai l.a^t three 
liU-todenns, the elldoilenil, mcsM.lei-Nl. anil ec- 
loilenn: an alt. mat ivi- mime of the t'n-lnmiitii. 
:,li,lihlxliril is of the I ',ili ill' III. |t in. . 
..!! those inetazoli- animals which have a true cceloiu or 
ny separate from the Intestinal cavity. 
certain expedition* triplical ; the one unto the pp. II <> , !!; 
Urdamhon, the othc^lo Oregory de Cassall, and ih, tnploidit(tnp loi-dlt), n. i<tn, 
triple (trip'l), . ; pret. and pp. tripled, ppr. 
Mplintj. (< F. tripli'i- (= I'r. triplar), make 
threefold, < triple, threefold, triple: see triple, 
a.] I. trans. 1. To make threefold or thrice 
as much or as many; treble. 
Enriched with annotations tripling their value. 
Land), Two Races of Men. 
2. To be thrice as great or as many as. 
Their lossc . . . did triple ours, as well in quality as in 
quantity. IlalHuyt'i Voyage*. 
3. To alter from single or double to triple ac- 
tion, as a single or double expansion-engine 
into a triple expansion-engine ; fat up with triple triplicate (trip'li-kat), c. t. ; pret. and pp. trip- 
thlrd unto me. Bp. Burnet, Records, I. II. 4. 
In several cases (of attempted quantitative spectrum 
analysis), duplicate and even triplicate readings were 
made with the same specimens. 
J. H. Luckyer, Spect Anal., p. 225. 
Triplicate ratio, In ninth. , the ratio which the cube* of 
two quantities bear to each other, as compared with the 
ratio of the quantities themselves. Thus, the ratio of a-' 
to W Is triplicate of the ratio of a to f>. Similar solid* are 
to each other In the triplicate ratio of their homologous 
sides or like linear dimensions. 
n. n. One of three things corresponding in 
every respect to one another. 
A triplicate of said certificate or return shall be Issued 
to the railroad company delivering said property. 
Sew York I'nduce Exchange Report, 1SS8-9. p. 211. 
expansion-engines, as a vessel which has pre- 
viously used a single or double expansion-en- 
, . . . 
Heated, ppr. triplicating. [< triplicate, .] to 
/'"-'.] A phosphate of iron and manganese oc- 
curring in inonoclinic prismatic crystals, also 
in columnar to lil.roiis masses .if a reddish 
brown color. It closely rescmM.-- 1 ripliie. but 
differs from il in having the fluorin replaced 
by hydroxyl. 
Triplopidae itrip-lop'i-de). . pi. [NL., < Tri- 
lilopati + -idf.j A family of extinct Eocene 
perissodactyls of the tapiroid series, estab- 
lished for the reception of the genus Triplopui. 
TriplopuB (trip'lo-pim), n. [NL., <Or. rpur/oof, 
threefold, + iroi-j = E. foot.] The typical ge- 
nus of the family Triplopida, related to Hy- 
nn-liijuK, but lacking the fifth digit of the manus. 
triplbpy (trip'16-pi), n. [< Gr. tpm't.ixn, three- 
fold, + utfi, eye. j An affection of the eyes which 
causes objects to be seen triple. 
gine 
II. Mr<,H*. To increase threefold. 
treble; repeat a second time; make threefold; ' 
produce a third corresponding to a first and triplum (trip' urn), . ML., neut. of L tnplu*. 
second. threefold, treble: wotnpte, treble. 
Their appropriation, for this 
, twenty year, 
ave about tri^d 
, la 
. and qulrupled many 
second. 
They had duplicated, I 
of the cables upon their systems. 
Elect. Rev. (Eng.), \ A > m. 04. ir.-iue. 101 A coinpowiiiun lur mree. vun-en. 
triple-awned (trip 1-and), . In tot., hrfa>g triplicate _ teniate (trip'li-kat-ter'nat), a. In triply (trip'li), adv. In a triple or threefold 
three awns.-Triple-awned grasi Same as three- b thri ce ternate : same M intonate. maimer.-Trlply ribbed. In 6* , triple-ribbed. 
aiOTieu i/rt7W* (Whirl. SIM, 1 , llmlcr t/li HH itfl >. , J, ., . . ., . _. , r -CI *~ *.*.{ %>]* /tn**' maA * am\ < It V trit*S> 
d (trip'l -kround) a Having tnphcation (tnp-h-ka'shon), n. [= F. tnplt- trip-madam (trip mad am), n. K * . n/*- 
triiTe crown ' ration = Sp. triplicacion = Pg. triplicacilo = It. madamc, tri<ie-madame, stonecrop.] A spe- 
W triplieatioft, < 1. triplicatiofn-), a tripling, < .cies of stonecrop, Sedum reflexum. 
triple-grass (trip'1-gras), n. Some 
Tr (folium or clover; shamrock. 
Melodies. (Britten and Holland., ,-. 
^- of tnpucates ; that which is triplicate or three- 
fold: as, a triplication of peritoneum. 3. In 
ciril luir, same as surrejoinder in common law. 
triple-headed (trip'l-hed'ed), a. Having three 
heads : as, the tripln-lieaded dog Cerberus. 
triple-nerved (trip'l-nervd), a. In hot., noting ,--,.- 
"leaf in which two prominent nerves emerge triplicatnre (tnp'li-ka-tur , n Ktnjrficato + 
from the middle one a little above its base. -< tre -} A fold ^ folding into three layers ; trip- 
triple-ribbed (trip'1-ribd), a. Same as triple- lication, or a B^Oftt 
triplet'(trip'let), n. [< triple + -rtj 1. A col- tfipUd (S%*L F < 2lL5g^Z' 
lection or combination of three of a kind, or 
i united. 
At Trani each of the seven arches of the uave has a 
triplet of round arches over It, and a single clerestory win- 
dow above that. E. A. Freeman, Venice, p. 306. 
2. In poetry, three verses or lines riming to- 
gether. 
He laugh'd as is his wont, and answer'd me 
In riddling triplets of old time. 
Tennyson, Coming of Arthur. 
3. In music, a group of three tones to be per- 
formed in the time of two or four. Such groups 
are marked 'p. Compare sextuplet, decimate, 
etc. 4. A combination of three plano-convex 
lenses in a compound microscope, which serves 
to render the object clear and distinct, and free 
from distortion an improvement upon the 
doublet (see doublet, 2 (6) ); also, a hand-micro- 
scope consisting of three double-convex len- 
ses. 5. in math., a system of three families of 
surfaces such that one of each family passes 
through each point of space. 6. One of three 
children born at one birth. [Colloq.] 
We have in mind at this moment a case of three females, 
triplets, all of whom lived past middle agi 
Flint, Ph; 
lysiology, p. 941. 
7. />/. Three links of chain, generally used to 
triplicitade = It. tripl 
triplicity, tlireefoldness, < triplex, threefold : 
see triplex."} 1. The state of being triple or 
threefold; trebleness; threefoldness. 
Hauynge onely one god, whom we honour in triplicMe of 
person, ... we do not woorship that kind of men with 
dluine honoure. 
Peter Martyr (tr. of Eden's First Books on America, ed. 
[Arber, p. 65). 
Vour majesty standeth invested of that triplicity which 
In great veneration was ascribed to the ancient Hermes. 
Bacon, Advancement of Learning, i. 
2. A trinity; a triad. 
Many an Angels voice 
Singing before th' eternall majesty, 
In their trinall triplicates on hye. 
Speiuer, F. (J., I. xli. 39. 
3. In axtrol., the division of the signs accord- 
ing to the number of the elements ; also, each 
division so formed, consisting of three signs. 
Every planet governs some triplicity, either by 
night or by day. See trigoni, 2. 
He sees 
The powerful planets, how, in their degrees, 
In their due seasons, they do fall and rise ; 
And how the signs, In then- tripticitie*. 
By sympathizing in then- trine consents 
With those Inferior 1 
ferior forming element*, 
Drayton, Man in the Moone. 
connect the cable with the anchor-ring. Or- Fiery triplicity. See fiery. 
thogonal triplet, a system of three families of surfaces tripllCOState (trip-li-kos'tat), a. [< L. triplitx. 
ciittliiK one another at right angles. Triplet monster, threefold, + costa, rib.] In hot., triplinerved ; 
in tfraM., a monster having parts tripled. Weingarten tr ipi e ., ier Ve<J or triple-ribbed. 
*^^iorfoii^Tingtb MUM constont' l c l urvatur tripliform (trip'li-form), a. [< L. triplvg, three- 
throughout. fold, + forma, form.] Tnple in form ; tn- 
tripletail (trip'1-tal), n. A fish, Lobotes suri- formed ; formed by three. [Rare.] 
.(HH.M.v. whose dorsal and anal fins end be- one symbol was fnpJiAmn, the other single. 
hind in a figure like that of the caudal fin, giv- T. Inman, Symbolism, Int., p. xll. 
inn an appearance of three tails. Also called triplinerved (trip'H-nervd), a. [< L. triplux, 
/?.v/i(T!iiid WdcA /.< -rrli. See cut under Lobotett. threefold, + nervus, nerve, + -rf2.] In. tot., 
triplet-lily (trip'l.-t-lil'i), . 
tlniri-r (6). 
triple-turnedt (trip'l-ternd), a 
faithless. 
Same as star- same ag triple-nerved. See nervation. 
footed, having 
three feet or three 
legs; as a noun, a 
three - legged ta- 
ble, a three-legged 
stool, a three-foot- 
ed brass kettle, a 
musical instru- 
ment, etc. ; < rpe/r 
(rpi-), three, + irof>c 
(nw)-) = E. foot. 
Cf. (rirer.] I. a. 
Having three feet 
or legs. Tripod 
vase, in art, a vase 
with three feet, or sup- 
ported on a stand, es- 
pecially If of ornamen- 
tal character, having 
the form of a tripod. 
II. . 1. Inetaf- 
ximl aiitiq., a seat, 
table, or other ar- 
ticle resting on 
three feet. Specifi- 
cally (a) A three- 
legged seat or table. 
(b) A pot or caldron 
used for toiling meat, 
and either raised upon 
a three-legged frame 
or stand, or made with 
three feet In the same 
piece with itself, (c) A 
bronze altar, originally Identical In form with the caldron 
described above. It had three rings at the top to serve 
as handle*, and In many representations shows a central 
support or upright in addition to the three legs. It was 
when seated upon a tripod of this nature, over a cleft tn 
the ground in the Innermost sanctuary, that the Pythian 
priestesses at Delphi gave their oracular responses. The 
1 . I. Krity of this tripod, which was peculiarly sacred to the 
Pythian Apollo and was a usual attribute of him, led to in- 
numerable imitations of it, which were made to be used In 
sacrince ; and ornamented tripods of similar form, soroe- 
tlme made of the precious metals, were given as prizes 
at the Pythian games and elsewhere, and were frequently 
placed as votive gifts In temples, especially In those of 
Apollo. See cut on following page, and cut under I'ythia. 
After the Persian war the victors at Platan dedicated 
as a thank-offering to the Delphic Apollo a gold tripod 
mounted on a bronze pillar composed of three Intertwined 
serpent*. C. T. Newton, Art and ArchacoL, p. 24& 
2. Hence, any object having three feet or legs, 
Tripod Vaw. 
Three times 
triplite (trip'lit), H. [< triple + -te a .] A mineral as a three-legged stool. 
This foul Egyptian hath betrayed me. 
. . Trifil> -tnrin'it whore ! 'tis thon 
Haat sold me to this novice. 
Shot, A. andC.. iv. 12. 18. 
occurring in brownish-red crystalline masses, 
often fibrous. It is essentially a fluophosphat 
of iron and manganese. 
The Prophetesa . . . was seated on a tripod In front of 
the tire, distilling strong waters out of pennyroyal. 
fmpafey. Westward Ho, IT. 
triploblastic (trip-16-blas'tik), a. [< Or. rpi- 3. A three-legged frame or stand, usually 
ir/Kc, threefold, +' p*<rr6{, germ.] Having jointed at the top, for supporting a theodolite, 
