Divers appearances Such as these subtle tregetours play. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
tregetour — noun /ˈtrɛʤətə/ A magician or juggler; a trickster. , Late C14: men make diverse apparences, / Swiche as thise subtile tregetoures pleye. Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklins Tale’, Canterbury Tales … Wiktionary
tregetour — treg·et·our … English syllables
tregetour — A street magician or juggler … Grandiloquent dictionary
tregetour — ˈtrejəd.ə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French tresgeteor, from tresgeter to throw across, juggle (from tres across from Latin trans + geter, jeter to throw, from Latin jactare) + eor or more at … Useful english dictionary
Trajet — Tra jet, Trajetour Tra jet*our, Trajetry Tra jet*ry, n. See {Treget}, {Tregetour}, and {Tregetry}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trajetour — Trajet Tra jet, Trajetour Tra jet*our, Trajetry Tra jet*ry, n. See {Treget}, {Tregetour}, and {Tregetry}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trajetry — Trajet Tra jet, Trajetour Tra jet*our, Trajetry Tra jet*ry, n. See {Treget}, {Tregetour}, and {Tregetry}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Treget — Treg et, n. [See {Tregetour}.] Guile; trickery. [Obs.] Rom. of R. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mummery — noun a) merrymaking; the performance of a mummer I say the sewer thought I was dressed to bear a part in the tregetour’s mummery, and so I got admission b) a ridiculous or ostentatious ceremony, especially of a religious nature Why, you unweaned… … Wiktionary
Tredget — This interesting surname, dating from the late 12th Century, derives from the old French word tresgiet or treget , and the middle English treget or trigit , which could mean a juggler , but at this period is more likely to describe people who… … Surnames reference
