trinket (2)

[Fr., prob. from Lat. tres =three; Sp. trinquato; Ital. trinchetto.] Naut.: The royal or topgallant sail; the upper sail in a ship. "Suddenly with a great gust the trinket and the mizen were rent asunder." - Hackluyt: Voyages, iii. 411. *trin-kět, v . i. [Prob. from trinket (1), s.] To bargain, to negotiate; to hold secret communication; to have private intercourse; to intrigue. "In the court of Herod by their tricks and trinket ting between party and party, and their intriguing it with courtiers and court ladies, they had upon the matter set the whole court together by the ears." -South: Sermons, vol. vi., ser. 3. *trin-ket-er, subst . [Eng. trinket , v.; -er.] One who trinkets or intrigues; one who carries on secret petty dealing; an intriguer, a trafficker. trin-kět-rý, subst. [English trinket (1), s.; -ry.] Ornaments of dre ; trinkets collectively. "No trinketry on front, or neck, or dre ." Southey: Curse of Kehama , xiii. *trin-kle, v. i. [A frequent. from trinket , v. (q. v.).] To tamper; to treat secretly or underhand; to trinket.