Defn: Trowsers; especially, those of the Scotch Highlanders. "He wore the trews, or close trowsers, made of tartan." Sir W. Scott.
TREWTH
Trewth, n.
Defn: Truth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
TREY Trey, n. Etym: [OF. treis three, F. trois, L. tres. See Three, and cf. Tray-trip.]
Defn: Three, at cards, dice, or dominoes; a card, die, or domino of
three spots or pips.
Seven is my chance and thine is cinq and trey. Chaucer.
TRI-
Tri-. Etym: [Gr. tri- or L. tri-, sometimes through French; akin to
L. tres three, and E. three. See Three.]
1. A prefix meaning three, thrice, threefold; as in tricolored, tridentate.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting three proportional or combining part, or the third degree of that to the name of which it is prefixed; as in trisulphide, trioxide, trichloride.
TRIABLE
Tri"a*ble, a. Etym: [From Try.]