a. Divided into, or consisting of, three parts; tripartite. [ 1913 Webster ]
Three-parted leaf (Bot.),
n. An old name for the finest and most costly kind of velvet, having a fine, thick pile. [ 1913 Webster ]
I have served Prince Florizel and in my time wore three-pile. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
Thou art good velvet; thou 'rt three-piled piece. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Consisting of three distinct webs inwrought together in weaving, as cloth or carpeting; having three strands; threefold. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Having three acute or setigerous points; tricuspidate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having three ports; specif.: Designating a type of two-cycle internal-combustion engine in which the mixture enters the crank case through a port uncovered by the piston near the end of its stroke. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] [ 1913 Webster ]