trow, trowe

i. & t. [A. S. treórian, trýwian, treówan to have trust in, from triówa, trúwa = trust, from trebwe =true (q.v.); cogn. with Dut. trouwen = to marry, from trouw =(s.) trust, (a.) true; Icel. trúa to trow, from trúr =true; Dan. troe =to believe, from tro =(s.) truth, (a.) true; Sw. tro to trow; Ger. trauen =to trust, to marry, from treue fidelity; treu =true.] A. In trans.: To think to be true; to believe, to trust; to think or suppose. 'Trowest thou that e'er I'll look upon the world?" Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt. II., ii. 4. B. Trans.: To believe to be true; to believe. "Think'st thou he trow'd thine omen aught?" Scott: Lady of the Lake, iv. 10. trowandise I trow , or simply trow , was frequently added to questions, and was expre ive of contemptuous or indignant surprise, or nearly equal to I wonder . "What means the fool, trow? "-Shakesp.: Much Ado, iii. 4. *trow-an-dise, s . [TRUANDISE.] *trowe, v . i . & t . [TROW, v.] trow-ěl, *trow-ell, *tru-ell, *trulle, s . [Fr. truelle, from Low Lat. truella =a trowel, from Lat. trull a a small ladle, a scoop, a trowel, dim in. of trua a stirring-spoon, a ladle.] 1. A mason's and plasterer's flat triangular tool for spreading and dre ing mortar and plaster, and for cutting bricks. "But, alas, most mean are their monuments, made of plaister, wrought with a trowel ."-Fuller: Worthies; Dur ham . 2. A tool like a small scoop, used by gardeners in potting plants, . 3. Found.: A tool for smoothing the loam in molding. To lay on with a trowel : To spread thickly, as mortar; hence, to flatter gro ly. "Well said; that was laid on with a trowel ."-Shakesp.: As You Like It , i. 2. trowel-bayonet, subst. A bayonet resembling a mason's trowel, used as a weapon, and as a light intrenching-tool, or as a hatchet when detached from the rifle. trów -ěl (1), v. t. [TROWEL, 8.] To dre or form with a trowel.