trigness
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trig 1
(trĭg)adj.
Smart and trim, as in appearance; neat: a trig beard.
tr.v. trigged, trig·ging, trigs
To make trim or neat, especially in dress: "Loudon even trigged himself up in camel-colored topcoat and snap-brim hat" (Ivan Doig).
trig′ly adv.
trig′ness n.
trig 2
(trĭg)tr.v. trigged, trig·ging, trigs
To stop (a wheel) from rolling, as with a wedge.
[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse tryggr, firm; see trig1.]
trig 3
(trĭg) Informaln.
Trigonometry.
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