trivet

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trivet

/ˈtɹɪv.ɪt/

Rhymes with -ɪvɪt

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PIE word

*tréyes

From Middle English trevet, from Old English trefet, borrowed from Latin tripēs, tripedis (“tripod”).

noun trivets · trevet

A stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire. They collected wood and built back the fire and they fetched rocks to make a trivet and there they set the bucket to boil.
A stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, or a mat used to support hot dishes and protect a table; a coaster.
Similar: pot stand
A weaver's knife used to cut out the wire that was used to form a pile.
Similar: trevat, trevette, truvat

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noun stand with three short legs

Español	trébede, trébedes
日本語	五徳 gotoku
Português	tripé, trempe
Français	trépied
Ελληνικά	πυροστιά pyrostiá
Русский	тага́н tagán, трено́жник trenóžnik

noun stand to support hot dishes and protect the table

Español	salvamanteles
Português	descanso
Français	dessous-de-plat
Русский	подста́вка podstávka

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@misc{trivet_2026,
  title = {trivet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trivet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}