trace buckle (trasbuk"l)

buckle by which a harne -trace is attached to a tug. E. H. Knight. See cut under harne . York Plays, p. 125. trace-chain (tras'chān), n. A chain used as a As tray to ures on-trewe the sall tec he them a trace . Let reason thee rule, and not will thee leade To folowe thy fansie, A wronge trace to treade. harne -trace. trace-fastener (trās fås nėr), n. A hook or Babees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 346. catch to attach the hind end of a trace to a Alexis, let us rest here, if the place Be private, and out of the common trace Of every shepherd. Fletcher, Faithful Shepherde , iii. 1. 3. A token, indication, or sign of something that has pa ed over or away; a mark, impre ion, or visible evidence of something that has occurred or existed; a vestige. The shady empire shall retain no trace Of war or blood but in the sylvan chase. Pope, Windsor Forest, 1. 371. Such dreams of basele good Oft come and go, in crowds or solitude, And leave no trace. Shelley, Julian and Maddalo. On the worn features of the weariest face Some youthful memory leaves its hidden trace . ry leaves its hidden trainer, 4. A small quantity; an insignificant proportion: as, tetradymite or telluride of bismuth usually contains traces of selenium. At one time our thoughts are distorted by the pa ion running through them; and at another time it is difficult to detect in them a trace of liking or disliking. H. Spencer , Prin. of Sociol., § 434. IMG:content-0686.png:[blocks in formation]