Defn: A large American butterfly (Papilio troilus). It is black, with yellow marginal spots on the front wings, and blue on the rear.
TROIS POINT
Trois` point". [F. trois three.] (Backgammon)
Defn: The third point from the outer edge on each player's home table.
TROJAN
Tro"jan, a. Etym: [L. Trojanus, fr. Troja, Troia, Troy, from Tros,
Gr. Trw`s, Trwo`s, Tros, the mythical founder of Troy.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to ancient Troy or its inhabitants.
— n.
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Troy. Tim jumped like a Trojan from the bed. Finnegan's Wake (Irish song)
TROLL
Troll, n. Etym: [Icel. troll. Cf. Droll, Trull.] (Scand. Myth.)
Defn: A supernatural being, often represented as of diminutive size, but sometimes as a giant, and fabled to inhabit caves, hills, and like places; a witch. Troll flower. (Bot.) Same as Globeflower (a).
TROLL Troll, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trolled; p. pr. & vb. n. Trolling.] Etym: [OE. trollen to roll, F. trôler, Of. troller to drag about, to ramble; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. G. trollen to roll, ramble, sich trollen to be gone; or perhaps for trotler, fr. F. trotter to trot (cf. Trot.). Cf. Trawl.]
1. To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn. To dress and troll the tongue, and roll the eye. Milton.