'Trivet' definitions:
Definition of 'trivet'
From: WordNet
noun
A three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
noun
A stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table
Definition of 'Trivet'
From: GCIDE
- Trivet \Triv"et\, n. [Probably through French fr. L. tripes, -edis, three-footed; tri- (see Tri-)+ pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. tr['e]pied. See Foot, and cf. Tripod.]
- 1. A tree-legged stool, table, or other support; especially, a stand to hold a kettle or similar vessel near the fire; a tripod. [Written also trevet.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. A weaver's knife. See Trevat. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
- Trivet table, a table supported by three legs. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'trivet'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- andiron,
- chain,
- clover,
- coal tongs,
- crane,
- crook,
- damper,
- deuce-ace,
- fire hook,
- fire tongs,
- firedog,
- grate,
- grating,
- grid,
- griddle,
- gridiron,
- grill,
- griller,
- leash,
- lifter,
- poker,
- pothook,
- salamander,
- set of three,
- shamrock,
- spit,
- tercet,
- ternary,
- ternion,
- terzetto,
- three,
- threesome,
- tierce,
- tongs,
- trefoil,
- trey,
- triad,
- trialogue,
- triangle,
- tricorn,
- trident,
- triennium,
- trihedron,
- trilogy,
- trimester,
- trine,
- trinity,
- trinomial,
- trio,
- triphthong,
- triple crown,
- triple threat,
- triplet,
- triplopy,
- tripod,
- triptych,
- trireme,
- triseme,
- triskelion,
- trisul,
- triumvirate,
- triunity,
- troika,
- turnspit