/ trɪst; NAmE / noun
( literary or humorous ) a secret meeting between lovers
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (originally Scots ): variant of obsolete trist an appointed place in hunting , from French triste or medieval Latin trista .
/ trɪst; NAmE / noun
( literary or humorous ) a secret meeting between lovers
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (originally Scots ): variant of obsolete trist an appointed place in hunting , from French triste or medieval Latin trista .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005