a. [ OE. þre, þreo, þri, AS. þrī, masc., þreó, fem. and neut.; akin to OFries. thre, OS. thria, threa, D. drie, G. drei, OHG. drī, Icel. þrīr, Dan. & Sw. tre, Goth. þreis, Lith. trys, Ir., Gael. & W. tri, Russ. tri, L. tres, Gr.
Three solemn aisles approach the shrine. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n.
Rule of three. (Arith.)
a. (Arch.) Having or consisting of three coats; -- applied to plastering which consists of pricking-up, floating, and a finishing coat; or, as called in the United States, a scratch coat, browning, and finishing coat. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Designating, or pert. to, a photomechanical process employing printings in three colors, as red, yellow, and blue. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. (Naut.) A vessel of war carrying guns on three decks. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Bearing three flowers together, or only three flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OE. þreofald; cf. AS. þrīfeald. ] Consisting of three, or thrice repeated; triple;
A threefold cord is not quickly broken. Eccl. iv. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Said of games or contests where three persons play against each other, or two against one;
Three-leaved nightshade.
a. Having three lobes. [ 1913 Webster ]
Three-lobed leaf (Bot.),
a. Of or pertaining to three miles;
the three-mile limit, or the limit of the marine belt (the
three-mile belt
three-mile zone
a. Having three nerves. [ 1913 Webster ]
Three-nerved leaf (Bot.),
a. Divided into, or consisting of, three parts; tripartite. [ 1913 Webster ]
Three-parted leaf (Bot.),
n. A small silver coin of three times the value of a penny. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Costing or worth three pence; hence, worth but little; poor; mean. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An old name for the finest and most costly kind of velvet, having a fine, thick pile. [ 1913 Webster ]
I have served Prince Florizel and in my time wore three-pile. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
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Thou art good velvet; thou 'rt three-piled piece. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Consisting of three distinct webs inwrought together in weaving, as cloth or carpeting; having three strands; threefold. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Having three acute or setigerous points; tricuspidate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having three ports; specif.: Designating a type of two-cycle internal-combustion engine in which the mixture enters the crank case through a port uncovered by the piston near the end of its stroke. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Paint.) Measuring thirty inches by twenty-five; -- said of portraitures. [ 1913 Webster ]
Three-quarter length,
a. Thrice twenty; sixty. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having three sides, especially three plane sides;
a. Having a cross section in the form of an equilateral triangle; -- said especially of a kind of file. [ 1913 Webster ]
. (Aeronautics) Any system of rudders by which the pilot can exert a turning moment about each of the three rectangular axes of an aeroplane or airship. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Consisting of, or having, three valves; opening with three valves;
a. Connected with, or serving to connect, three channels or pipes;