trey


Also found in: Thesaurus, Wikipedia.

trey

 (trā)
n. pl. treys
A card, die, or domino with three pips.

[Middle English treye, from Old French treie, from Latin tria, neuter of trēs, three; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

trey

(treɪ)
n
(Card Games) any card or dice throw with three spots
[C14: from Old French treis three, from Latin trēs]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

trey

(treɪ)

n.
a playing card or a die having three pips.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French trei(s) < Latin trēs three]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.trey - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and onetrey - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
2.trey - one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips
playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
References in classic literature ?
Daylight showed four queens and an ace; MacDonald four jacks and an ace; and Kearns four kings and a trey. Kearns reached forward with an encircling movement of his arm and drew the pot in to him, his arm shaking as he did so.
As part of his ongoing series on Facebook Watch, Will Smith and his son Trey Smith engaged in a friendly car race to see who is the fastest in the family.
Bryce Edmiston, Cameron Owens, Trey Patton, and Quinton Perry were first in the 4x200 relay.
It's thought Khloe may have even broken girl code when she was linked with singer Trey Songz in 2016 because his ex Lauren London was her friend and even a bridesmaid at her wedding to Lamar Odom.
(https://www.ibtimes.com/tekashi-jail-update-everything-we-know-so-far-2736863) Tekashi69 entered a plea of guilty to all nine counts he had been charged with, detailing much of his alleged criminal activities in the Nine Trey Blood gang.
BLAZE have been dealt a blow as 25-year-old Canadian defenceman Trey Lewis has been forced to retire from the sport due to injury.
Summary: Washington DC, [USA] Nov 28 (ANI): Will Smith has posted an emotional video celebrating his lovely relationship with his oldest son Trey Smith and it's the cutest dad moment you'll witness on the internet today.
Dallas property/casualty insurance analyst Trey Lowack has joined Alliant Insurance Service.
Dallas property/casualty insurance expert Trey Lowack has joined Alliant Insurance Service's Dallas team as vice president.
Stephen Siruma hit four treys in his 14 markers, Jessie Collado scored 12 anchored on two triples and Jay-R Taganas had one trey in his 10-point output while adding 10 rebounds.
The woman who accused R&B singer Trey Songz of assault last month held a news conference Tuesday alongside lawyer Lisa Bloom.
"Trey served in the House a long time and has a lot of experience, and I have no doubt he'll hit the ground running," said state Rep.