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eyed), i, m, sc. lapis, a kind of precious 
stone in Sicyonia, having the appearance 
of three eyes. Plin. 
TRIORCHisS (rpidpxns, from rpeTs, tres, 
& Spx if, testiculus), ®, m. the buzzard 
(Falco Buteo, L.). Plin. 
TRloRCHXS ( rpiopx'is ), Idis, f. aplant, a 
kind of centaury. Plin. 
TRIPaUS (ties & pal us), e, adj. propped 
3 with three poles or props. Varr. 
TRIPaRCOS (ter & parcus), a, um, adj. 
3 very sparing, stingy, niggardly. Plant. 
Triparcos homines, vetulos, avidos, 
aridos. 
TRIPARTITO, and TRXPeRTITo (tri- 
partitus), adv. in three parts, or three 
sides. Liv. Urliem tripartito aggredi.— 
Or, also, into threeparts. Cic. Bona tri¬ 
partito dividere. 
TRIPARTITuS, and TRIPERTITOS (ter 
& partior, -itus), a, um, adj. divided into 
three parts, threefold, rpipepfjs. Cic. 
Divisio tripartita. Id. Causa tripertita. 
TRIPATINUM (tres & patina), i, n. a 
3 service of three dishes. Plin. 
TRIPeCTSROS (tres & pectus), a, um, 
3 adj. having three breasts, three-breasted, 
rpiarepvo j, rptorijSoj. Lucrct. Quidve 
tripectora tergemini vis Geryonai? 
TRIPEDALIS (tres & pes, or ter & peda- 
2 lis>, e, adj. having the measure of three 
feel, three feet in breadth, or height, &c. 
rpinodris. Parr. Fenestra lata tripeda- 
lis, three feet broad. Liv. Parma tripe¬ 
dalis. Plin. altitudo. Id. crassitudo. 
Id. Herba caulem habens tripedalem. 
TRIPEDANEOS (ter & pedaneus), a, um, 
2 adj. same as Tripedalis. Colum. Tripe- 
danete vites. Plin. statute. 
TRTPeRDITOS (ter & perditus), a, um, 
adj. entirely lost, utterly undone. The 
title of a comedy of Novius. 
TRIPeRTITOS. See Tripartitus. 
TRIPES (tres & pes), edis, adj. having 
2 three feet, three-footed, rpiizovs• Horat. 
mensa. Martial, grabatus. Liv. mu- 
lus.—The final syllable is made short 
by Anson. Eidyll. XI, 39. 
TRIPETIA (allied to tripes), te, f. sc. 
3 sella, a three-footed stool. Sulpic. Sever. 
TRIPHaLLOS (rpi^aXXos), i, in. li. e. 
3 magna mentula prseditus. Auct. Priap. 
TRIPICTOS (ter & pictus), a, um, adj. 
3 painted three times; hence, written three 
times. Prudent. 
TRXPLARIS (triplus), e, adj. threefold. 
3 Macrob. numerus. 
TRXPLASIOS (rpnrXdcioc), a, um, adj. 
3 same as Triplaris. Martian. Capell. 
TRIPLEX (tres & plica, not used, or ter 
& plico), icis, adj. threefold, triple, 
rpneXovs- Cic. Plato triplicem finxit 
animam: cujus principatum, id est ra- 
tionem, in capite posuit; iram in pecto- 
re, cupiditatem subter prtecordia loca- 
vit. Id. Philosophandi ratio triplex : 
una de vita et moribus: altera de natura 
et rebus occultis : tertia de disserendo. 
Ovid. Nec me pastoris Iberi (Geryonai) 
forma triplex, nec forma triplex tua, 
Cerbere, movit. Virg. Gens triplex, 
h. e. tres populi (or, according to Sei-vius, 
unus populus in tres Tribus divisus). 
Ovid. Triplex cuspis, h. e. the trident of 
Neptune. Id. Triplex Diana (the same 
as triformis), either because she was 
represented in a threefold shape, or be¬ 
cause she was called Diana on earth, 
Luna in the heavens, and Hecate in the 
infernal regions. Id. Triplex mundus, 
h. e. cieluin, terra, mare; so, also, Id. 
regnum. Id. Triplici stant ordine den¬ 
tes. Herat, and Virg. /Es triplex, h. e. 
tribus laminis constans ; or, crassissi- 
mum Ovid. and Virg. Triplex murus. 
Sueton. portions, with three rows of col¬ 
umns. -IT Hence, subst. Triplices, m. 
se. eodicilli, tablets having three leaves. 
Cic. and Martial. -IT Also, subst. Tri¬ 
plex, three times as much, triple, a three¬ 
fold portion. Liv. Pedit.i in singulos 
dati centeni, duplex centurioni, triplex 
equiti.-ir Also, adj. Triplices, three. 
Ovid, deee, or, Id. sorores, the fates, the 
Parc®, id. Triplices Minyeides, three 
■sisters, daughters of Minyas. Properl. 
greges (Bacchantum). ■— Also, of the 
Parcai. Ovid. Triplici (sing.) pollice 
netis opus. - IT Also, adj. Triplex, 
great. Sallust, fragm. fluotus. 
"RIPLICaRXLIS (triplico), e, adj. that 
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can be made threefold, that can be tripled 
threefold, triple. Sedul. 
TRTPLICATI5 (Id.), onis, f. a tripling or 
3 trebling. Macrob. Secundum triplica- 
tionem cum -septimE partis adjectione, 
a multiplying by three. - IT Among 
lawyers, a surrejoinder, an answer of 
the plaintiff to the rejoinder of the defend¬ 
ant. Pandect. 
TRXPLICITER (triplex), adv. in a three- 
2 fold manner, in three ways, Toicroais. 
Aucl. ad Ilcrenn. 
TRXPLIC5 (Id.), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to 
2 multiply by three, triple, treble, rpnzXacn- 
aO.). Plin. 
TRIPLINTITIiJS (tres & plinthns), a, 
2 um, adj. three brides thick, consisting of 
three bricks in a row. Vitruv. paries. 
TRXPLOS (rpnrXovs), a, um, adj. triple, 
treble, threefold. Cic. pars. — Hence, 
Triplum, three times as much. Plaut. 
Triplo plus scortorum, three times as 
many. 
TRIP5DES, um, m. See Tripus. 
TRIPODS, as, avi, atum, n. 1 . to dance, 
beat the ground with the feet. Inscript. 
Sacerdotes tripodaverunt in verba h;ec. 
(It is, perhaps, to be read in Veget. 2, 
23, for trepidantes.) 
TRIPOLIS (TpiiroAij, from rpeTs & tt6- 
X(f, city), is, f. the name of several coun¬ 
tries and towns; as, Liv. 42, 53. a country 
in Thessaly containing three towns. Al¬ 
so, Id. 42, 55. a town of Thessaly. — 
Hence, Tripolitanus, a, um, adj. belong¬ 
ing to Tripolis. Id. 46, 10. — And so 
several other countries and towns are 
named ; but the best known is Tripolis, 
a country of Africa, containing three 
towns. Hence, Tripolitanus, a, um, 
adj. pertaining to Tripolis. Eutrop. 
TRIPOLIUM (rpmoXiov), ii, n. a kind of 
herb. Plin. 26, 22. 
TRIPoRTENTUM (ter & portentum), i, 
3 m a great or singular omen. Pacuv. 
TRI PT5LEMlCOS (Triptolemus), a, um, 
adj. of or belonging to Triptolemus. Ful¬ 
gent. dens, h. e. the plough or hoe. 
TRIPTOLEMUS (T pncroXepos), i, m. 
Triptolemus, son of Celeus, king of Eleu- 
sis, said to have been the first that intro¬ 
duced agriculture, and to have taught it to 
others; according to the poets, he learned 
it of Ceres,when she came to Attica in search 
of her daughter. Ovid. Triptolemo fru- 
ges dare (proverb.), like the English 
prov. to carry water to the sea; to carry 
coals to Newcastle. 
TRIPToTA ( rpiiTTwra ), orum, n. sc. 
nomina, nouns that have only three cases. 
Diomed 
TRIPODIS (tripudium), as, n. 1. proper- 
1 ly, to stamp upon the earth, as in dancing; 
hence, to leap, dance, caper, xopeico. 
Pctron. ad symphoniam. Senec. viri- 
lem in modum. Tenant. Fortun. Credi- 
tur et sacro tripudiare gradu (here the 
first syllable is long). — Figur. Cic. 
Sed ilium tot jam in funeribus reipubli- 
ce exsultantem ac tripudiantem legum, 
si posset, laqueis constringeret. 
TRIPODIUM (according to Cic. Divin. 2, 
34. from terra & pavio, terripavium, 
terripudium, tripudium), ii, n. properly, 
a stamping on the ground. -IT Hence, 
in divination, Tripudium, or Tripudi¬ 
um solistimum, an omen taken from the 
feeding of chickens, when they ate the corn 
given to them so greedily that it fell from 
their mouths to the ground. Cic. Divin. 
1,15 ; 2, 34. Liv. 10,40.-IT Also, a 
leaping or stamping on the ground; espe¬ 
cially, a solemn leaping, stamping or 
dancing. Catull. and Liv. 
TRIPOS (rpinov;, -oSos), odis, adj. having 
three feet or props, three-footed., three- 
legged. Hence, subst. Tripus, odis, m. 
a three-footed vessel, a tripod; as, for 
dressing victuals upon. Also, for show; 
such were given as presents. Virg. 
and Horat. Thus, also, Cic. Quern 
(Herculem) concertavisse cum Apolline 
de tripode (this may mean the prophetic 
tripod ).— Especially, Tripus, the tripod 
or three-footed seat on which, the priestess 
of Apollo (Pythia) sat in the temple at 
Delphi and gave responses. Virg. Inter- 
pres divum, qui numina Phoebi, qui 
tripodas, Clarii lauros, quisidera sentis. 
Senec. Qui tripodas movet, h. e. Apollo, 
qui oraculum editurus tripodem com- 
movebat. Ovid. Phcebei tripodes. Id 
Mittitur ad tripodas, h. e. to the oracle at 
Delphi. — Hence, an oracle. Senec. 
Sonuistis aT ai, tripodas agnosco meos. 
Val. Flacc. Inde me® quercus, tripodes- 
que, anim®que parentum lianc pelago 
misere manum. Stat. Salve prisca fides 
tripoduin. -If Also, any three-legged 
stool. Sulpic. Sever. Quas (sellulas) 
tripodas nuncupates. 
TRIQUETROS (unc.), a, um, adj. having 
2 three angles or corners, three-cornered, 
triangular, trigonal, rpiycovog. Lucret. 
Esse triquetra aliis, aliis quadrata He- 
cesse est. Cces. insula (of Britain) 
Colum. Ager quadratus, ajt triquetrus 
Plin. Triquetra figura, vel quadrata. 
Id. Martis sidus nunquarn stationem 
facere Jo vis sidere triquetro, h. e. cum 
distat a Jove tertia c®li parte, A. e. gra- 
dibus centum viginti: this is called the 
trigonal configuration or aspect. Hence, 
absol. Triquetrum ; as, Plin. In trique¬ 
tro, in the trigonal aspect, or at a distance 
of 120 degrees. -if As Sicily is three- 
cornered, and lias three promontories, it 
was frequently called Triquetra. Plin. 
Hence, Triquetrus, Sicilian. Lucret. 
TRXReMIS (tres &remus), e, adj. having 
three banks of oars, rpiypris- C<es. and 
Nepos. Navis triremis, iir, simply, Cic., 
Cais., Horat., &c. Triremis, sc. navis, 
a galley having three banks of oars, a tri¬ 
reme. 
TRIS, three, same as Tres. 
TRIStECLISENeX, TRISeCLXSENeX, 
3 nis, m. h. e. qui tria s®cuia vixit, an 
epithet of Nestor. Law. 
TRISCHCENOS (rptfxoij'os), a, um, adj. 
2 containing three schoeni. Plin. mensu- 
ra. See Schcenus. 
TRISCuRRIA (unc.), orum, n. perhaps, 
3 great scurrilities or buffooneries. Juve¬ 
nal. 
TRISeMOS (rpicrripos), a, um, adj. con- 
3 tabling three signs or syllables, trisyllabic. 
Mart. Capell. pes, a poetical fool of three 
syllables. 
TRISMEGISTOS (Tpispeyiaros), i, m 
2 one that is very great; an epithet of Her¬ 
mes or Mercury ('Eppns Tpiipeyioros), 
said to have been a sage and lawgiver o) 
the Egyptians. Lactant. 
TRISPAST5S Irpiarraaros), i, a kind of 
3 machine turned round by three pulleys. 
Vitruv. 
TRISPITHAMOS (rpiciridapos), a, um, 
adj. three spans large or high. Plin. 
TRISSAG 8 , inis, f. See Trizago. 
TRISSS, as, n. 1 . to twitter, jfuct. carm. 
3 de Philom. v. 26. Trissat hirundo vaga. 
(Al. leg. trinsat.) 
TRTSTATjE ( Tpicrdrai, h. e. tres primi), 
3 arum, m. the three nobles of a kingdom 
next to the king. Hicron. 
TRISTE (properly neut. of tristis), 
adv. sorrowfully, sadly, pensively. Pro- 
pert. Quid fles anxia captiva tristius 
Andromacha? Cic. Facilius in morbos 
incidunt adolesceutes, gravius Egrotant, 
tristius curantur, h. e. Egrius, moles- 
tius, difficilius.-IT Also, harshly, se¬ 
verely. Cic. Quo facilius, quibus est 
iratior, respondere tristius possit, A. e. 
asperius. 
TRISTEGA ( Tpioreva ), orum, n. the third 
3 story of a house. Hieron. 
TRISTI, for Trivisti. See Tero. 
TRISTICOLOS (dimin. of tristis), a, um, 
1 adj. somewhat sad, saddish, viroSvsSvpos. 
Cic. Filiolam suam Tertiam, quE turn 
erat admodum parva, auiniadvertit tris- 
ticulam. 
TRISTIFICOS (tristis & facio), a, um, 
3 adj. making sad, saddening, dXyuvoiv. 
Cic. (ex poeta). Tristificas certant Nep- 
tuno reddere voces. Macrob. Acetum 
acore tristificum. 
TRISTIMoNIA (tristis), e, f. sadness. 
3 Auct. B. Afrie. 10. (Ed. Oudend.) 
TRISTIMoNIUM (Id.), ii, n. sadness. 
Petron. 
TRISTIS (unc.), e, adj. sad, sorrowful, 
dejected, woful, melancholy , Xvar/pos, ckv- 
dptaird;. Plant. Quid vos mcestos tam, 
tristesque esse conspicor? Cic. Videsne 
tu ilium tristem, demissum ? Plant. 
Nunquarn ego te tristiorem vidi esse. 
Cies. Sequani tristes capite demissoter- 
ram intueri.-IT Hence, sad, mourn- 
ful, woful, doleful, dismal, unpleasant, 
