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Meaning of 'trice' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Trice [ n.]
- A very short time; an instant; a moment; -- now used only in the phrase in a trice.
2 . Trice [ v. t.]
- To pull; to haul; to drag; to pull away.
- To haul and tie up by means of a rope.

Meaning of 'trice' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . trice [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
Example in sentence:
  • if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
2 . trice [ v]
Meaning (2):
- raise with a line
Example in sentence:
  • trice a window shade

Nearby Words:

tri- tri/cia tri/cious triable triableness triacid triacle triacontahedral triaconter triad

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