trivet

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɹɪ.vɪt/

Noun

trivet (plural trivets)

1. A stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire.
   • 1994, Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing

     They collected wood and built back the fire and they fetched rocks to make a trivet and there they set the bucket to boil.

2. A stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, used to support hot dishes and protect a table; a hot coaster
3. A weaver's knife. See trevat.

Translations

• French: trépied, chevrette
• Portuguese: tripé

Translations

• French: dessous-de-plat
• Portuguese: descanso

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