| Trifle (trifle) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Tri"fle |
| [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.] |
A thing
of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair.
A dish composed of sweetmeats, fruits, cake,
wine, etc., with syllabub poured over it.
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| Trifle (trifle) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Tri"fle |
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To act or talk without
seriousness, gravity, weight, or dignity] to act or talk with levity; to
indulge in light or trivial amusements.
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| Trifle (trifle) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Tri"fle |
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To
make of no importance; to treat as a trifle.
To spend in vanity; to fritter away; to waste;
as, to trifle away money.
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