triglyph (triglif)

[F. triglyphe, 6477 As when the cranes direct their flight on high, To cut their way, they in a trigon flie; Which pointed figure may with ease diuide Opposing blasts, through which they swiftly glide. Sir J. Beaumont , Bosworth Field. 2. In astrol.: (a) The junction of three signs, the zodiac being divided into four trigons: the watery trigon, which includes Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces; the earthly trigon, Taurus, Virgo, and Capric or nus; the airy trigon, Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius; and the fiery trigon, Aries, Leo, and Sag it tar i us. Look [in the almanac] whether the fiery Trigon , his man, be not lisping to his master's old tables, his note-book, his counsel-keeper. Shak ., 2 Hen. IV., ii. 4. 288. (b) Trine: an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other.-3. In antiq.: (a) A kind of triangular lyre or harp. Also called trigon on. (b) A game at ball played by three persons standing so as to be at the angles of a triangle.-4. An instrument of a triangular form, used in dialing. Kersey, 1708.-5. In conch., a shell of the genus Trigon i a.