trivet

noun

A metal stand with short feet, used under a hot dish on a table.

noun

A three-legged stand made of metal, used for supporting cooking vessels in a hearth.

noun

A knife for cutting the loops of terry fabrics, such as velvets or Wilton carpets, in which the looped warp is formed over wires in the shed.

noun

A three-footed stool or stand; a tripod; especially, an iron tripod on which to place cooking-vessels or anything which is to be kept hot by the fire.

noun

In heraldry, a bearing representing the three-legged iron support used in cooking.

noun

A tree-legged stool, table, or other support; especially, a stand to hold a kettle or similar vessel near the fire; a tripod.

noun

A weaver’s knife. See Trevat.

noun

a table supported by three legs.

noun

a stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire

noun

a stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, used to support hot dishes and protect a table; a hot coaster