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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Treble \Tre"ble\, a. [OE. treble threefold, OF. treble, treible,
     L. triplus. See Triple.]
     1. Threefold; triple.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A lofty tower, and strong on every side
              With treble walls.                    --Dryden.
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     2. (Mus.)
        (a) Acute; sharp; as, a treble sound. --Bacon.
        (b) Playing or singing the highest part or most acute
            sounds; playing or singing the treble; as, a treble
            violin or voice.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Treble \Tre"ble\, adv.
     Trebly; triply. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Treble \Tre"ble\, n. [`` It has been said to be a corruption of
     triplum [Lat.], a third part, superadded to the altus and
     bassus (high and low).'' --Grove.] (Mus.)
     The highest of the four principal parts in music; the part
     usually sung by boys or women; soprano.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: This is sometimes called the first treble, to
           distinguish it from the second treble, or alto, which
           is sung by lower female voices.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Treble \Tre"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trebled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Trebling.]
     1. To make thrice as much; to make threefold. ``Love trebled
        life.'' --Tennyson.
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     2. To utter in a treble key; to whine. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He outrageously
              (When I accused him) trebled his reply. --Chapman.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Treble \Tre"ble\, v. i.
     To become threefold. --Swift.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Treble \Tre"ble\, v. i.
     To become threefold. --Swift.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Treble \Tre"ble\, a. [OE. treble threefold, OF. treble, treible,
     L. triplus. See Triple.]
     1. Threefold; triple.
  
              A lofty tower, and strong on every side With treble
              walls.                                --Dryden.
  
     2. (Mus.)
        (a) Acute; sharp; as, a treble sound. --Bacon.
        (b) Playing or singing the highest part or most acute
            sounds; playing or singing the treble; as, a treble
            violin or voice.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Treble \Tre"ble\, adv.
     Trebly; triply. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Treble \Tre"ble\, n. [`` It has been said to be a corruption of
     triplum [Lat.], a third part, superadded to the altus and
     bassus (high and low).'' --Grove.] (Mus.)
     The highest of the four principal parts in music; the part
     usually sung by boys or women; soprano.
  
     Note: This is sometimes called the first treble, to
           distinguish it from the second treble, or alto, which
           is sung by lower female voices.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Treble \Tre"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trebled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Trebling.]
     1. To make thrice as much; to make threefold. ``Love trebled
        life.'' --Tennyson.
  
     2. To utter in a treble key; to whine. [Obs.]
  
              He outrageously (When I accused him) trebled his
              reply.                                --Chapman.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  treble
       adj 1: having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano
              sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the
              treble clef" [syn: soprano]
       2: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or
          triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: threefold,
           triple]
       3: having three units or components or elements; "a ternary
          operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding
          made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three
          beats per measure"; "triplex windows" [syn: ternary, triple,
           triplex]
       4: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or
          qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the
          office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and
          private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its
          double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison [syn: double,
           dual, twofold, threefold]
       n : the pitch range of the highest female voice [syn: soprano]
       v 1: sing treble
       2: increase threefold; "Triple your income!" [syn: triple]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  treble
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 τριμερής
     2 υψίφωνος, υψίσυχνος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  treble
     Old French a.
     (l en treble); triple

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  treble
     a.
     1 High in pitch.
     2 (lb en music) Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part in
  harmonized music; soprano.
     3 (lb en dated) Threefold, triple.
     adv.
     (lb en dated) trebly; triply.
     n.
     1 (lb en music) The highest singing voice (especially as for a boy)
  or part in musical composition.
     2 (lb en music) A person or instrument having a treble voice or
  pitch; a boy soprano.
     3 The highest tuned in a ring of bells.
     4 Any high-pitched or shrill voice or sound.
     5 (lb en dated) A threefold quantity or number; something having
  three parts or having been tripled.
     6 (lb en dated) A drink with three portions of alcohol; a triple
     7 (lb en darts) Any of the narrow areas enclosed by the two central
  circles on a dartboard, worth three times the usual value of the
  segment.
     8 (lb en sports) Three goals, victories, awards etc. in a given match
  or season.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive dated) To multiply by three; to make into three
  parts, layers, or thrice the amount.
     2 (lb en intransitive dated) To become multiplied by three or
  increased threefold.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To make a shrill or high-pitched noise.
     4 (lb en transitive) To utter in a treble key; to whine.
     n.
     (alt form en tribble  frame for drying paper)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  treble
     Old French a.
     (l en treble); triple

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  treble
     Old French a.
     (l en treble); triple

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  treble
     Englanti a.
     kolminkertainen
     Englanti n.
     1 (yhteys musiikki k=en) diskantti
     2 (yhteys musiikki k=en) poikasopraano
     Englanti vb.
     1 kolminkertaistaa
     2 kolminkertaistua

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  treble
     Engelska a.
     trippel, tredubbel, trefaldig
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg musik språk=en) diskant
     2 stolpe, moment i virkning
     Engelska vb.
     trippla, tredubbla, trefaldiga

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Treble /tɹˈɛbəl/
  ثلاث أضعاف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  treble //ˈtɹɛbəl// 
  дискант
  The highest singing voice (especially as for a boy) or part in musical composition

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  treble //ˈtɹɛbəl// 
  утроявам
  to multiply by three