TREY

trey, three

(noun) one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips

three, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace

(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

trey (plural treys)

(cards, occasionally dice) A playing card or die with the rank of three.

(cards, dice, dominoes) A score of three in cards, dice, or dominoes.

(US, Canada, basketball, informal) A three-pointer.

(informal) The third bearer of the same personal name in a family, often denoted by suffixed Roman numeral III.

The third branch of a deer's antler.

Anagrams

• Tyer, Tyre, tyer, tyre

Proper noun

Trey

A nickname for someone who is the third person in the family sharing his father's name.

A male given name from English of modern usage, derived from the nickname.

Anagrams

• Tyer, Tyre, tyer, tyre

Source: Wiktionary


Trey, n. Etym: [OF. treis three, F. trois, L. tres. See Three, and cf. Tray-trip.]

Definition: Three, at cards, dice, or dominoes; a card, die, or domino of three spots or pips. Seven is my chance and thine is cinq and trey. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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