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T R

¡.,ni. daf•. The c. lix confifl, ofGx fegment. ; .nd there

are three feeds

with a double membranous wieg. T hcrc

bUI

one fpecics, a native of Jamaica.

T R IP, • fea.term. A /hip i, raid to be.r her top·f.ils a·

trip, when

(h.

carrics thtm hoiHcd up to tbe highcll.

TRIPART ITE, {ome,hing di .ided into three p"", or

madc

(hree partics, as ¡ndenture

tnpudle,

CJe,

TRI PARTITION, a di.ifion by three, or the taking the

third pan of

any number

or qUlntity.

T RIPHTHONG, in grammar, an .lfem1>lage or concourfe

of ,hree oowel. in the fame {yll.ble, as

qu.e.

TRI PLE , iD mufick, i. ooe o{ the {pecie, of meafure or

time. Sce

M US 1CK .

TRIPOD, in .n,iquity, a f.med facred fe.. or nool , {u p.

ported by three feet, whereon the priefls and fibyls were

placcd to render oracles.

was on che tripod Ihat the

gods \Vere

raid

¡nrpire

(he Pythialn Wilh th:H

di\tine

{ury and cmhufiarm whcrewith lhey werc fcizcd

the

deltvcry of their prcdiflions.

T RI PO L I , a fl..e of Afríca, which induding Barca, i.

bound ed by the

Medi'erra~ean '{ca

on the Dorth, by E·

gypt on the eafl . by Nubia .nd Bildlllgerid on ,he routh,

. nd by T uoi. on the wefl; extending . Iong the /hore of

the Mcditcrrar.ean from the

non h.wetl

the fouth.eafi

abouI a thourand

miles,

but

fcarec t\vo hundred

miles

broad in .ny place. T he ci,y ofTripoli, being ,he c'·

pital of this (late:

¡,

{urrounded

with

wall

and other

fortifications:

long .

14° 30', N .

jon .

33° 50'.

T RIQ.UETROUS, .mong bo..nifl" exp"lfes • (ruit or

leaf that has thrce.!ides or faces

all

flat.

T RIRE MIS, in aotiquity, ; g.lIy with three ranks of oan

on a fid: .

TRI SMEG ISTUS, . n epithet or {urn. me gioen to one of

the

two Herme{es, or Mercuries, kings of Thebes

in E..

gypt,

who

is raid

be contemporary with Mofcs.

T RISPASTON, in meeh.nic" a m;chine' \Vith three pul.

líes, or an . Il'<mblaze o( tbree pulli.. (or raifiog of great

weighlS.

T IU SYLL ABLE, in grammar,

word conultiDg of ,hree

fyll able, .

TIHTICU M , in bo..ny. a

ge",,,

of ,he tri,ndri. digynia

d ar, . 'rhe c"lix. cooliOs of two

feffile

valves, conwin–

ing

lhree

OO\\'e,, ~

There

are

eleven {pecres, only three

(¡f

lhem niltives of Dritain,

viz.

the repens, or coud,–

grafs ; Ihe cOIninuill, cr bc",rded whe.l.t -grafs;

and

Ibe:

junceum, or

{ca

whcal-grafs. For

rhe

culture of whe"t,

fee

ACRICUL1 URE, p. 60.

T IUTON. in zoology. • grou, belonging to ,he order of

\"ermcs

mg1luCca. T ht! body is oblcng; the tongue

fpiral.¡

has

lenlacu!""

Iix

cach fid e, the hinG '

rr.ofi ones

h"\'in~

c1aws lIke a crlb. T here is but one

frecies, found in holes

rock5 .bOUl

tl:c

fe¡-n,ore.

T RITO!'l, a fea dcmi_god, hcld

lhe:

;tncieots

or–

licer or trum ptter

Neptune .

alttnding

l~ir.1,

and

c:4rry

n.~

his oroers and <:ommanrls [rum {ea ro fe;¡ .

T R ITURATION. the

,él

of reducir.g a {nlid body into

fuhl1lc:

pf}wder

c2.Jle:d

alfo

Itvig.nion

and

pulvrriLatio~ .

TRI UMFETTA. in bonoy, a genu,

,he nodec3ndrta

monoJ!ynia cl¡f.o;. Thc corolla conrifls

of five

perals ,

and

Ihe

calix

five IcaveS': and lhe capfllle is hairy,

lad op:ns in (ou r pans. "f here are IWO fpecies, bOlh

n.. ¡i veo;

(l(

{fid:a.

T R/UMl'il, in s'om,n an,iq'Ji,y, • public .nd fol.cmn ho·

T R O

nou1' conrerrtd

the Romans on a villoriolls genen l.

by aIlowiftg

him a

magniGcent entry into

the

cily .

T he gre..cr triumph, c.l1cd alfo curuli;, or fimply ,he

triumph,

\Vas

decrecd

the fenatl

a general, UpCA

Ihe conquering of a provincc:, or gaining. a fignal viftoT}'.

T he d"y appo.intcd for lh e ceremony belng arrived, fcaf–

folds were

erell.ed

in lhe (ola m

and

circus, and

a1l Ihe

olhcr pans of the

C¡IY,

where they could betl behold Ihe

pomp : [he fenate

went

to meel lile cooql1eror without

the gate c.lled C. pena or T riu:nph. lis, . nd marched ba<k

order to Ihe capitol ; tbe ways being c1carcd OInd clcan–

red

number of officers aod tipllafFs, who drove

awa..y

(uch as thronged the

p.If

.&e, Or fl ragglcd up . nd down.

T he

~ener~1

was clOId

in a

rich ptl rpk robe, interwovc:n

with figure5 of gold, {etting fonh hls great exploits; hi5

buf1dos \vere befet

with

pcarl ; a-nd 'he wore a

crown.

whlch

at fidl was oDly lau rel, .bUl "ftcrwards gold ; iD

one

hand be

,bore

branch of laurel , and 'in rhe mher

él

truDcheon. He was draWD io a magnificent chariot,

01-

dofned with ioory and plateo of gold,

dr.wn

ufual1y

t \Vo

white horfes. ; though fometimes by ot her ao:mah ,

3s th;¡t of Pompey,

whc:n

he triumphed over Arríe::!, by

e1eph. nts; th.. of

1\1..

c Antony, by lion. ; that of Ile.

Iiogabalus, by ' ygcrs; th..

Aure1i.n, by deer,

élc.

H is children were at his [eet, and rometimcs .on Ihe

cha~

riot·horres. T he proceffion

WiilS

led

the mufician! ,

who played triumphal plC:CCS,

praife of Ihe general ;

thefe were foll o\Ved by young ,"cn, \'/ho led ,he oiflims

to the racrifice. with their horos gilded .

a!ld

lheír head.,

adom(d \ViII!

rib~ands

aod gl;):lOds; next came the

Clrts

.nd w'ggons. loaded wi,h .1I ,he {poil, taken (rom the

cnemy, with lbeir horfes. chariots,

6c.

thefe were

rol~

lowed by the kings, princes, lod generals, who had becn

taken captives, toad(!n Wilb chlios : after

th~fe arpear~l

the triym ph::tl chariot, befare which, as'i l

paffc:d,

they

. 11

. Iong Ilre\Ved Rowers, and ,he people. ""i,h luud ac·

c1amauoos, caIJed OUt

Irit1nJ"h~.'

l 'he chariot wa3

followed by

the

[enate, chd in whitc robes

and the

roe –

nau~

by fuch citizcns as had bcC'n ret at liben)' or ra!"' ·

fomed: and the procej);on \Vas c10fed

,he

Trien, .nel

tbci r officcrs aod utenfils.

wi~h

a whi,e ox leo along. for

Ihe chic.f ritlim. lo this order .hey proccetled throup,h

the

triUlnph~1

g.ne

alon~

lhe

via f.era,

Ihe

capi(c1,

\IIhere Ihe \·iétims were Oain . In Ihe me,4n thne

:t11

the

lemplt9 \VeTe open,

ó1lXi

all Ihe altars 10aJed with

olFo–

ings and ¡ncenre; gimes and comb;\ts were ceJebrttred

lhe pablic places, and rejolcings appeared e.c ry wher( .

T R I UMVIR, one o( ,hree perlons who govern . blclu,e l):.

and with

equ~1

aud'iority. in a

Hilte.

is chieAy

;tppli~d

tOthe RO:'IIan go.vcrnment: C2f';tr, Pomper. anJ Craffu1

\YC: C

Ihe ri rfi trium\'irs, who di\-ict\!d the f,ovc:rnment

~monen thclll. T hcre were alfo olher cffi cer!', c311hl

trlumvir6

o:s-the tril1nn-iri or trefviri Cítpildlc::s. ""ho \Vere

, he

keepers

of the publ;c F.o.l: ,hoy had tbe ollice of pu ·

niflling malcf"élors; tor which pur-pofe they ktpt

cight

liél

und ~r

them.

T RI Ul\1V IRt\TE, .n ab(oh..e governme"" .dminiflereel

th¡-cé' perfons

\Vlth

equiill iill1thorilY. See Ibe prec:–

dinr. a.rtic!o.

T ROCHANTER. in anu oo,y.

S...

A.ATOMV, p

18,.

TROCHE.

ph..ar:n~cy.

rOrt of Olc:di..:inC', mJdc of glu–

dnous fublLtoccs,

¡nIo

liHlc

cak~$,

and "(lerwa,ds

C'~,

úcc.ucd.