Trend

·noun Clean wool.

II. Trend ·vt To cleanse, as wool.

III. Trend ·vt To cause to turn; to Bend.

IV. Trend ·noun Inclination in a particular direction; tendency; general direction; as, the trend of a coast.

V. Trend ·vi To have a particular direction; to Run; to Stretch; to Tend; as, the shore of the sea trends to the southwest.

trend, to
To bend or incline, speaking of a coast; as, "The land trends to the south-west." Also, the course o...

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trend of an anchor
The lower end of the shank, where it thickens towards the arms, usually at one-third from the crown....

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