n. 1 hist. a wooden or earthenware platter for serving food. 2 (in full trencher cap) a stiff square academic cap; a mortarboard.
[ ME f. AF trenchour, OF trencheoir f. trenchier: see TRENCH ]
n. 1 hist. a wooden or earthenware platter for serving food. 2 (in full trencher cap) a stiff square academic cap; a mortarboard.
[ ME f. AF trenchour, OF trencheoir f. trenchier: see TRENCH ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012