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English Dictionary: treble	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for treble
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
treble adj having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef" Synonym(s): soprano, treble three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" Synonym(s): treble, threefold, three-fold, triple having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows" Synonym(s): ternary, treble, triple, triplex 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 Synonym(s): double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three- fold n the pitch range of the highest female voice [syn: soprano, treble] v sing treble increase threefold; "Triple your income!" Synonym(s): triple, treble
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Treble \Tre"ble\, v. i. To become threefold. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Treble \Tre"ble\, a. [OE. treble threefold, OF. treble, treible, L. triplus. See {Triple}.] 1. Threefold; triple. A lofty tower, and strong on every side With treble walls. --Dryden. 2. (Mus.) (a) Acute; sharp; as, a treble sound. --Bacon. (b) Playing or singing the highest part or most acute sounds; playing or singing the treble; as, a treble violin or voice.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Treble \Tre"ble\, adv. Trebly; triply. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Treble \Tre"ble\, n. [[bd] It has been said to be a corruption of triplum [Lat.], a third part, superadded to the altus and bassus (high and low).[b8] --Grove.] (Mus.) The highest of the four principal parts in music; the part usually sung by boys or women; soprano. Note: This is sometimes called the first treble, to distinguish it from the second treble, or alto, which is sung by lower female voices.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Treble \Tre"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trebled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trebling}.] 1. To make thrice as much; to make threefold. [bd]Love trebled life.[b8] --Tennyson. 2. To utter in a treble key; to whine. [Obs.] He outrageously (When I accused him) trebled his reply. --Chapman.