TRICE Definition & Meaning

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trice

[ trahys ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a very short time; an instant:
in a trice.

trice

[ trahys ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

Nautical.

triced, tricing.

to pull or haul with a rope.
to haul up and fasten with a rope (usually followed by up ).

-trice

variant of -trix.

trice

/ �ٰ��ɪ�� /

noun

moment; instant (esp in the phrase in a trice )

trice

/ �ٰ��ɪ�� /

verb

troften foll byup nautical to haul up or secure

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of trice¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English tryse; probably special use of trise (unrecorded) “a pull, tug,” derivative of trisen, “to pull”; trice ²

Origin of trice²

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English trisen, from Middle Dutch �ٰ�ī�� “to hoist,” derivative of �ٰ�ī�� ‼��ܱ��”

Origin of trice³

< French or Italian -trice < Latin -�ٰ�ī��, accusative of -�ٰ�ī�� -trix

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of trice¹

C15 (in the phrase at or in a trice , in the sense: at one tug): apparent substantive use of trice ²

Origin of trice²

C15: from Middle Dutch �ٰ�ī�� , from �ٰ�ī�� pulley

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“Nowadays it often seems writing is nothing at all,” Duras recorded in it presciently, years before the internet made everyone a créateur or -trice.

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At least a hundred people died in that one, including 15 who were standing on bridges marveling at the rush of waters when, in a trice, the waters tore away the bridges.

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"Maggot topping, all slimy and nice! I shall devour it in a trice!"

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In a trice they were back, moist snouts poking from the excavation.

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Healy was later accused of “tricing” some of the mutineers – that is, tying their hands behind their backs, then hanging them so that their toes barely touched the deck.

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