trĭnōdis, e, adj. [ter-nodus], having three knots, three-knotted.
I Lit.: clava, Ov. H. 4, 115; id. F. 1, 575.—*
II Transf.: dactylus, i. e. of three syllables , trisyllabic , Aus. Ep. 21, 38.
trinōdis e, adj.tres+nodus, having three knots, three-knotted : clava, O. ...
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