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trey

trey

6 9.9
A playing card like the three of hearts or a die face showing three
  • noun
  • /treɪ/
translation icon : tres
  • While playing dice, I rolled a trey and celebrated my good luck.

Examples

Synonyms

three
vstrey
36 1.0

A playing card that shows three small symbols of one suit

is broader, meaning the numeral and that card or a die face
trine
vstrey
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A group of three things

is the common modern term for that number and its card or die form
ternion
vstrey
  • Archaic
9.9

A group of three people or things seen as one

focuses specifically on the numeral and its card or die representation

Surface Forms

trey singular
treys plural

Etymology

Trey comes from an old word for 'three' (Latin tres), and it was used for a card or die showing that number. So a trey is simply the card or die face that means 'three'.