double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three-fold
(adjective) having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; “a double (or dual) role for an actor”; “the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence”- R.W.Emerson; “every episode has its double and treble meaning”-Frederick Harrison
treble, threefold, three-fold, triple
(adjective) three times as great or many; “a claim for treble (or triple) damages”; “a threefold increase”
threefold, three times
(adverb) by a factor of three; “our rent increased threefold in the past five years”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
threefold (not comparable)
three times as great
triple
• (three times as great): thrissome; see also threefold
• (triple): ternary, trine; see also triple
threefold (not comparable)
by a factor of three
• thrice, trebly; see also thrice
threefold (plural threefolds)
(mathematics) An algebraic variety of degree 3.
Source: Wiktionary
Three"fold`, a. Etym: [OE. Ăľreofald; cf. AS. Ăľrifeald.]
Definition: Consisting of three, or thrice repeated; triple; as, threefold justice. A threefold cord is not quickly broken. Eccl. iv. 12.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 October 2024
(noun) mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
