trivet
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A tree-legged stool, table, or other support; especially, a stand to hold a kettle or similar vessel near the fire; a tripod.
A weaver's knife. See Trevat.
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But if your mother-in-law has only barely-concealed contempt for you, get her a trivet featuring your ugly mug.
Available in ash, white oak, walnut, and wool trivet, Zhang’s much-loved Miro Dining Table may be simple in form, but there’s more to it than first meets the eye.
Hot pans can’t be set down on the counter without a pad or trivet.
Oakley set the tray of brownies on a trivet and tugged off the mitts.
Transfer to a trivet or folded kitchen towel on countertop.