Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Trivet

Trivet , noun

[Probably through French from Latin tripes, -edis, three-footed; tri- (see Tri-)+ pes, pedis, foot: compare French trépied. See Foot, and compare Tripod.]

1.
A tree-legged stool, table, or other support; especially, a stand to hold a kettle or similar vessel near the fire; a tripod.
2.
A weaver's knife. See Trevat. — Knight
Collocations (1)
Trivet table , a table supported by three legs. — Dryden