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Definition of Trifle

Trifle
Trifle Tri"fle, n. [OE. trifle, trufle, OF. trufle mockery, raillery, trifle, probably the same word as F. truffe truffle, the word being applied to any small or worthless object. See Truffle.] 1. A thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair. With such poor trifles playing. --Drayton. Trifles light as air Are to the jealous confirmation strong As proofs of holy writ. --Shak. Small sands the mountain, moments make year, And frifles life. --Young. 2. A dish composed of sweetmeats, fruits, cake, wine, etc., with syllabub poured over it.
Trifle
Trifle Tri"fle, v. t. 1. To make of no importance; to treat as a trifle. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. To spend in vanity; to fritter away; to waste; as, to trifle away money. ``We trifle time.' --Shak.

Meaning of Trifle from wikipedia

- Trifle is a layered dessert of English origin. The usual ingredients are a thin layer of sponge fingers or sponge cake soaked in sherry or another fortified...
- Triflic acid, the short name for trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, TFMS, TFSA, HOTf or TfOH, is a sulfonic acid with the chemical formula CF3SO3H. It is...
- Look up trifle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Trifle is a layered dessert. Trifle(s) may also refer to: Trifle (metal), a grade of pewter 84 parts...
- Tf2O, triflic anhydride is the acid anhydride of the superacid triflic acid, CF3SO2OH. Triflic anhydride is prepared by dehydration of triflic acid using...
- Pewter (/ˈpjuːtər/) is a malleable metal alloy consisting of tin (85–99%), antimony (approximately 5–10%), copper (2%), bi****h, and sometimes silver....
- Trifles is a one-act play by Susan Glaspell. It was first performed by the Provincetown Players at the Wharf Theatre in Provincetown, M****achusetts, on...
- Trifluoromethanesulfonyl azide or triflyl azide CF3SO2N3 is an organic azide used as a reagent in organic synthesis. Trifluoromethanesulfonyl azide is...
- Love's Kitchen (originally titled No Ordinary Trifle) is a 2011 British romantic comedy film directed by James Hacking and starring Dougray Scott, Claire...
- Italian dessert layering custard and sponge cake, perhaps derived from trifle. The word zuppa (lit. 'soup') in Italian cuisine refers to both sweet and...
- or milk. The basic recipe is also used for madeleines, ladyfingers, and trifles, as well as some versions of strawberry shortcakes. Although sponge cake...