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Trifle | Trifle \Tri"fle\, n. [OE. trifle, trufle, OF. trufle mockery, raillery, trifle, probably the same word as F. truffe truffle, the word being applied to any small or worthless object. See {Truffle}.] 1. A thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair. [1913 Webster] With such poor trifles playing. --Drayton. [1913 Webster] Trifles light as air Are to the jealous confirmation strong As proofs of holy writ. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Small sands the mountain, moments make year, And frifles life. --Young. [1913 Webster] 2. A dish composed of sweetmeats, fruits, cake, wine, etc., with syllabub poured over it. [1913 Webster] |
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