01 a. Threefold; triple.
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Threefold; triple.“A lofty tower, and strong on every side With treble walls.” — Dryden.
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Acute; sharp; as, a treble sound.(Mus.)
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7 senses · 5 variants
Webster, 1913
Treble
02 adv. Trebly; triply.
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Trebly; triply.[Obs.]
03 n. The highest of the four principal parts in music; the part usually sung by boys or women; soprano.
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The highest of the four principal parts in music; the part usually sung by boys or women; soprano.(Mus.)
04 v. t. To make thrice as much; to make threefold.
imp. & p. p.
Trebled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Trebling
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To make thrice as much; to make threefold.
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To utter in a treble key; to whine.[Obs.]“He outrageously (When I accused him) trebled his reply.” — Chapman.
05 v. i. To become threefold.
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To become threefold.