Triple \Tri"ple\, a. [L. triplus; tri- (see Tri-) + -plus, as
in duplus double: cf. F. triple. See Double, and cf.
Treble.]
1. Consisting of three united; multiplied by three;
threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie.
By thy triple shape as thou art seen. --Dryden.
2. Three times repeated; treble. See Treble.
3. One of three; third. [Obs.]
--Shak.
Triple crown, the crown, or tiara, of the pope. See
Tiara, 2.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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