trivet 1
/triv"it/ , n.
1. a small metal plate with short legs, esp. one put under a hot platter or dish to protect a table.
2. a three-footed or three-legged stand or support, esp. one of iron placed over a fire to support cooking vessels or the like.
[ 1375-1425; late ME trevet, OE trefet, appar. b. OE thrifete three-footed and L triped-, s. of tripes three-footed (with VL -e- for L -i- ) ]
trivet 2
/triv"it/ , n.
a special knife for cutting pile loops, as of velvet or carpets.
Also, trivette .
[ orig. uncert. ]