http://wordie.org/words/trivet Comments for the word 'Trivet' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/trivet#comments Julie Andrews's memoir is full of crisp locutions like "poor unfortunate" and "banished to the scullery" and "trivet," a characteristically precise term that the dictionary defines as "an iron tripod placed over a fire for a cooking pot or kettle to stand on." — <a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/28/arts/IDLEDE29.php">&raquo;</a> Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:02:42 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/trivet#comments http://wordie.org/words/trivet#comments A small iron stand on which to place a hot teapot or other receptacle. Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:12:38 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/trivet#comments