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TRYSTS
Noun
trysts
plural of tryst
Verb
trysts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tryst
Source: Wiktionary
TRYST
Tryst, n. Etym: [OE. trist, tryst, a variant of trust; cf. Icel. treysta to make trusty, fr. traust confidence, security. See Trust, n.]
1. Trust. [Obs.]
2. An appointment to meet; also, an appointed place or time of meeting; as, to keep tryst; to break tryst. [Scot. or Poetic] To bide tryst, to wait, at the appointed time, for one with whom a tryst or engagement is made; to keep an engagement or appointment. The tenderest-hearted maid That ever bided tryst at village stile. Tennyson.
Tryst, v. t. Etym: [OE. tristen, trysten. See Tryst, n.]
1. To trust. [Obs.]
2. To agree with to meet at a certain place; to make an appointment with. [Scot.] Burns.
Tryst, v. i.
Definition: To mutually agree to meet at a certain place. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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