trivet
noun/ˈtɹɪv.ɪt/
Etymology PIE word *tréyes From Middle English trevet, from Old English trefet, borrowed from Latin tripēs, tripedis (“tripod”).
1
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.1994, Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing:
2
A stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, or a mat used to support hot dishes and protect a table; a coaster.
3
A weaver's knife used to cut out the wire that was used to form a pile.
- Derived terms
- trivet table
- Related terms
- right as a trivet, coaster