Difference between revisions of "Trident"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_187364" /> == | == 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> | <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" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_80813" /> == | ||
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.
