Trivet

trivet
    n 1: a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel
         in a hearth
    2: a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table
    

Trivet \Triv"et\, n. [Probably through French fr. L. tripes,
   -edis, three-footed; tri- (see {Tri-})+ pes, pedis, foot: cf.
   F. tr['e]pied. See {Foot}, and cf. {Tripod}.]
   1. A tree-legged stool, table, or other support; especially,
      a stand to hold a kettle or similar vessel near the fire;
      a tripod. [Written also {trevet}.]
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   2. A weaver's knife. See {Trevat}. --Knight.
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   {Trivet table}, a table supported by three legs. --Dryden.
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64 Moby Thesaurus words for "trivet":
      andiron, chain, clover, coal tongs, crane, crook, damper,
      deuce-ace, fire hook, fire tongs, firedog, grate, grating, grid,
      griddle, gridiron, grill, griller, leash, lifter, poker, pothook,
      salamander, set of three, shamrock, spit, tercet, ternary, ternion,
      terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, tongs, trefoil, trey, triad,
      trialogue, triangle, tricorn, trident, triennium, trihedron,
      trilogy, trimester, trine, trinity, trinomial, trio, triphthong,
      triple crown, triple threat, triplet, triplopy, tripod, triptych,
      trireme, triseme, triskelion, trisul, triumvirate, triunity,
      troika, turnspit