trigness (trignes)

The state of being trig or trim; neatne . [Provincial or colloq.] The la ies who had been at Nanse Bank's school were always well spoken of... for the trigne of their houses, when they were afterwards married. Galt , Annals of the Parish, p. 29. trigon1 (tri'gon), n. [F. trigone = Sp. trígo no, also trigon = Pg. It. trigo no , num , also tri gonium , τρίγωνον , a triangle, a musical instrument so called, neut. of τρίγωνος , three-cornered, triangled, τρεῖς ( τρι- ), three, + γωνία , angle.] 1. A triangle. considered as forming a family by itself. The abdomen is attached to the extremity of the thorax, the fore wings have two recurrent nervures, and the first submarginal and first discoidal cells are distinct. Three European and four North American species are known. trigon ate (trig'ō-nāt), a. [