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Definition of: trivet
(triv′it) noun
A short, usually three–legged stand for holding cooking vessels in a fireplace, a heated iron, or a hot dish on a table: also trevet. [OE trefet <L tripes, -pedis three–footed <tri- three + pes, pedis a foot]
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