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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024trice1 (trīs),USA pronunciation n. - a very short time;
an instant:in a trice.
- 1400–50; late Middle English tryse; probably special use of *trise a pull, tug, derivative of trisen, to pull; see trice2
- to pull or haul with a rope.
- to haul up and fasten with a rope (usually fol. by up).
- Middle Dutch trīsen to hoist, derivative of trīse pulley
- Middle English trisen 1350–1400
- var. of -trix.
- Latin -trīcem, accusative of -trīx -trix
- French or Italian -trice
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: trice /traɪs/ n - moment; instant (esp in the phrase in a trice)
Etymology: 15th Century (in the phrase at or in a trice, in the sense: at one tug): apparent substantive use of trice² trice /traɪs/ vb - (transitive) often followed by up: to haul up or secure
Etymology: 15th Century: from Middle Dutch trīsen, from trīse pulley |