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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_187364" /> == | |||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' a.) Having three teeth or prongs; tridentate. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A three-pronged fish spear. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, - the common attribute of Neptune. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) A curve of third order, having three infinite branches in one direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) A three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_80813" /> == | |||
<p> Originally a three-pronged fork used by fishermen, and at length the symbol, in the hands of [[Poseidon]] and Britannia, of sovereignty over the sea. </p> | <p> Originally a three-pronged fork used by fishermen, and at length the symbol, in the hands of [[Poseidon]] and Britannia, of sovereignty over the sea. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_187364"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/trident Trident from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_80813"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/trident Trident from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_80813"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/trident Trident from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:06, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( a.) Having three teeth or prongs; tridentate.
(2): ( n.) A three-pronged fish spear.
(3): ( n.) A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, - the common attribute of Neptune.
(4): ( n.) A curve of third order, having three infinite branches in one direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction.
(5): ( n.) A three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
Originally a three-pronged fork used by fishermen, and at length the symbol, in the hands of Poseidon and Britannia, of sovereignty over the sea.
