Meaning & use
Trivets
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Small metal or heatproof stands placed under hot dishes or pots to protect a table's surface.
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She set the casserole dish on one of the ceramic trivets.
Grandma collected decorative trivets shaped like fruit and flowers.
A note on using this word
Originally a three-legged stand set over a fire; the "tri-" in its history reflects that three-footed design, though modern trivets rarely have legs.
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hot padsstands
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