29 July 2017
trivet(1)
[triv-it]
noun
1. a small metal plate with short legs, especially one put under a hot platter or dish to protect a table.
2. a three-footed or three-legged stand or support, especially one of iron placed over a fire to support cooking vessels or the like.
Origin of trivet(1)
late Middle English Old English Latin
1375-1425; late Middle English trevet, Old English trefet, apparently blend of Old English thrifēte three-footed and Latin triped-, stem of tripēs three-footed (with Vulgar Latin -e- for Latin -i-)
trivet(2) or trivette
[triv-it]
noun
1. a special knife for cutting pile loops, as of velvet or carpets.
Origin
origin uncertain
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Examples from the Web for trivet
Historical Examples
trivet has a three-legged trivet ; Trumpington two trumps; and Montbocher three pots.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3
Various
Then I’ll make him some strong coffee, and he’ll be as right as a trivet.
The Missionary
George Griffith
I see a pump, with a trivet underneath its spout whereon to stand the vessels that are brought to be filled with water.
The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices
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Today’s quote
One of the great attractions of patriotism – it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what’s more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.
– Aldous Huxley
On this day
29 July 1565 – marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots, to her cousin, Lord Darnley.
29 July 1833 – birth of William Wilberforce. English politician, philanthropist and leader of the slave trade abolition movement. In 1785 he became an evangelical Christian, which transformed his life to focus on philanthropy and human rights. For 20 years he pursued the abolition of slavery, eventually culminating in the passage of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act 1807. Died 29 July 1833. Died 24 August 1759.
29 July 1836 – the Arc de Triomphe is inaugurated in Paris.
29 July 1848 – the failed nationalist Tipperary Revolt against English rule, which occurred during the Great Potato Famine in Ireland.
29 July 1860 – birth of Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington, Governor of Queensland from 1896 to 1901 and Governor of Bombay from 1903 to 1907. Lamington is credited with commissioning the creation of one of Australia’s most iconic desserts, the lamington. Numerous stories abound regarding the origin of the lamington, but generally Lamington’s chef (French-born Armand Gallad) is believed to have created it when he was ordered to prepare a morning tea for Federation celebrations being held by Lady Lamington. Rumour has it that Gallad cut up some left-over sponge cake, dipped it in chocolate and covered it in coconut. It should be noted that coconut was not a well-known or popular ingredient at that time, but Gallad was aware of it as his wife was from Tahiti, where coconut was a staple ingredient.
29 July 1890 – death of Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch painter. Born 30 March 1853.
29 July 1907 – the Boy Scouts formed in England by Sir Robert Baden-Powell.
29 July 1948 – the XIV Olympiad is opened in London by King George VI. This is the first Olympiad since the XI Olympiad in Berlin in 1936. The XII and XIII Olympiads for 1940 and 1944 respectively, were not held because of World War II.
29 July 1949 – first broadcast by BBC radio.
29 July 1981 – Prince Charles and Lady Dianna Spencer wed in London.
29 July 1989 – Burmese authorities imprison Aung Sun Suu Kyi even though her political party won 59% of votes in the election. She rose to prominence following her role in the ‘8888’ Uprising on 8 August 1988.