trivet

noun

triv·et ˈtri-vət

: a usually metal or wooden stand often with short feet for use under a hot dish

: a three-legged stand : tripod

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Place queso fundido on table over a trivet. —

Bythe View, ABC News, 5 May 2022 Place on the trivet and sprinkle spice packet on top. —

David Holloway | Dholloway@al.com, al, 17 Mar. 2023 Plus, each order comes with a free pot holder for touching the tea kettle handle after boiling, and it can also be used as a trivet. —

Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2023 The board can also be used as a trivet to protect your table or countertop from heat damage when holding hot foods. —

Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2022 This trivet is designed by SIN, a Brooklyn ceramics studio, using an unglazed stone material that is finished by hand. —

Sara Coughlin, SELF, 28 Nov. 2022 They're also designed to double as a trivet to protect counters from hot pots and other cookware. —

Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2022 Tuck a couple of serving spoons into that hot skillet and serve it family-style — on a trivet to protect your table. —

Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2021 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English trevet, from Old English trefet, probably modification of Late Latin triped-, tripes, from Latin, three-footed, from tri- + ped-, pes foot — more at foot

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler

The first known use of trivet was before the 12th century

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