Defn: To plow the third time before sowing, as land. Mortimer.
TRIFARIOUS Tri*fa"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. trifarius of three sorts or ways, threefold; cf. Gr. Bifarious.] (Bot.)
Defn: Facing three ways; arranged in three vertical ranks, as the leaves of veratrum.
TRIFASCIATED
Tri*fas"ci*a`ted, a. Etym: [Pref. tri- + fasciated.]
Defn: Having, or surrounded by, three fasciæ, or bands.
TRIFID Tri"fid, a. Etym: [L. trifidus; tri- (see Tri-) + the root of findere to split: cf. F. trifide.]
Defn: Cleft to the middle, or slightly beyond the middle, into three parts; three-cleft.
TRIFISTULARY
Tri*fis"tu*la*ry, a. Etym: [Pref. tri- + fistula, fistular.]
Defn: Having three pipes. Sir T. Browne.
TRIFLE Tri"fle, n. Etym: [OE. trifle, trufle, OF. trufle mockery, raillery, trifle, probably the same word as F. truffe truffle, the word being applied to any small or worthless object. See Truffle.]