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Traditional English :: tridactyl
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tridnt.html - adj.
(also tridactylous) having three fingers or toes. |
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Traditional English :: trident
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tridnt.html - n. 1 a three-pronged spear, esp. as an attribute of Poseidon ( Neptune) or Britannia. 2 (Trident) a US type of submarine-launched ballistic missile. [L tridens trident- (as TRI-, dens tooth)] |
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Traditional English :: tridentate
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tridnt.html - adj.
having three teeth or prongs. [TRI- + L dentatus toothed] |
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Traditional English :: Tridentine
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tridnt.html - adj. & n. --adj. of or relating to the Council of Trent, held at Trento in Italy 1545-63, esp. as the basis of Roman Catholic doctrine. --n. a Roman Catholic adhering to this traditional doctrine. Tridentine mass the eucharistic liturgy used by the Roman Catholic Church from 1570 to 1964. [med.L Tridentinus f. Tridentum Trent] |
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Traditional English :: triduum
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tridnt.html - n. RC Ch. esp. hist. three days' prayer in preparation for a saint's day or other religious occasion. [L (as TRI-, dies day)] |
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Traditional English :: tridymite
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tridnt.html - n. a crystallized form of silica, occurring in cavities of volcanic rocks. [G Tridymit f. Gk tridumos threefold (as TRI-, didumos twin), from its occurrence in groups of three crystals] |
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