triptych on (trip tik on)

Same as triptych. tripudiary (trī-pū'di-a-ri), a. [ Soothsayers in their augur i all and tripudiary divinations, collecting presages from voice or food of birds. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., i. 4. tripudiate (tri-pu'di-āt), v. i.; pret. and pp. tripudiated , ppr. tripudiating . [ tripudia tus , pp. of tripudiare , OL. tripod are , leap, dance, The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary tripudiate leaping A sweet chorus of well-tuned affections, and a spirit tripudiating for joy. Culver well , The Schisme. ( Latham .) tripudiation (tri-pu-di-ā'shon), n. [ ate + -ion .] The act of dancing. Carlyle. tripudium (tri-pū'di-um), п. [L., a leaping or dancing: see tripudiate .] In Rom. antiq.: (a) A solemn religious dance. (b) A kind of divination practised by the augurs from interpretation of the actions of birds when fed, in later times always of domestic chickens, which were kept in coops for the purpose. If the fowls ate greedily, the omen was good; if they refused their food, the prognostic was very bad. tri pupillate (tri-pu'pi-lāt), a. [L. tres (tri-), three, + pupilla , pupil.] a, pupil.] In entom . , having three central spots or pupils close together: noting an ocellated spot. Tripylæa (trip-i-lē'ä), n. pl. [NL., tripylæan (trip-i-lē'an), a. and n. [ II. n. A member of the Tripylæa ; a phæodarian.