Tryst \Tryst\, n. [OE. trist, tryst, a variant of trust; cf.
Icel. treysta to make trusty, fr. traust confidence,
security. See Trust, n.]
1. Trust. [Obs.]
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2. An appointment to meet; also, an appointed place or time
of meeting; as, to keep tryst; to break tryst. [Scot. or
Poetic]
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To bide tryst, to wait, at the appointed time, for one with
whom a tryst or engagement is made; to keep an engagement
or appointment.
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The tenderest-hearted maid
That ever bided tryst at village stile. --Tennyson.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tryst \Tryst\, v. t. [OE. tristen, trysten. See Tryst, n.]
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1. To trust. [Obs.]
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2. To agree with to meet at a certain place; to make an
appointment with. [Scot.] --Burns.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tryst \Tryst\, v. i.
To mutually agree to meet at a certain place. [Scot.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
tryst
n 1: a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex [syn: rendezvous]
2: a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers) [syn: assignation]
WordNet (r) 2.0
assignation, rendezvous
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