Definition of "trine"

trine¹

/tɹaɪn/

adjective
not comparable
1. Triple; threefold.
2. (astrology) Denoting the aspect of two celestial bodies which are 120° apart.
  Quotations
  The physicians refer this to their temperament, astrologers to trine and sextile aspects, or opposite of their several ascendants, lords of their genitures, love and hatred of planets […]
  1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, partition III, section 1, member 2, subsection ii
noun
plural trines
1. A group of three things.
  Quotations
  a single trine of brazen tortoises
  1856, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Eighth Book”, in Aurora Leigh, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1857
2. (astrology) An aspect of two astrological bodies when 120° apart.
verb
third-person singular simple present trines, present participle trining, simple past and past participle trined
1. (transitive, astrology) To put in the aspect of a trine.
  Quotations
  By fortune he [Saturn] was now to Venus trined.
  1697, Virgil, “Palamon and Arcite”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […]
2. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) To hang; to execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.
  Quotations
  Been Darkmans then booz Mort and Ken, / The been Coves bing awast / On Chats to trine by Rum-Coves dine, / For his long lib at last.
  1612, Thomas Dekker, Lantern and Candlelight‎
  Liz, he says, why trine for a make, when you can wap for a winne. I'm no dimber mort, I says. Don't ask you to be a swell mollisher, sister, coves want Miss Laycock, don't look at your mug. So I begin to sell my mother of saints.
  1988, Timberlake Wertenbaker, Our Country's Good, act 2, scene 1

trine²

/tɹaɪn/

verb
third-person singular simple present trines, present participle trining, simple past and past participle trined
1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) To go.
  Quotations
  Twang dell's, i' the strommell, and let the Quire Cuffin: / And Herman Beck strine and trine to the Ruffin.
  1647, John Fletcher, Beggars' Bush‎, published 1706, act 3, scene 3, page 42
  From thence at the Nubbing-cheat we trine in the Lightmans.
  1673, Richard Head, “The Beggars Curse”, in The Canting Academy‎

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