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† tretis, a. Obs. Forms: 4 tretys, 5 tretis, -ise, -ez, traytice, -yse. [a. OF. traitis, tretis slender, graceful, well-built (12th c. in Godef.):—pop.L. type *tractīcius drawn-out, slender, f. tract-us, pa. pple. of trahĕre to draw: see -itious1.] Well-proportioned, neat, graceful, handsome.
a1366Chaucer Rom. Rose 932 That other bowe was..Tretys and long, of good fasoun. c1380Sir Ferumb. 5883 Hure vysage was fair & tretys. c1386Chaucer Prol. 152 Hire nose tretys [Hengwrt tretez, Camb. tretis], hir eyen greye as glas. 1490Caxton Eneydos xxix. 112 Her forehed brod and highe ynoughe, the browes traytice and broun. Ibid., The necke [of Dydo]..longe ynoughe..and traytyse on the backe syde. |