Treble /(?)/

Tre·ble

Treble

a.
  1. Threefold; triple.
    A lofty tower, and strong on every side With treble walls.
  2. Acute; sharp; as, a treble sound. (Mus.)

Treble

adv.
  1. Trebly; triply. [Obs.]

Treble

n.
  1. The highest of the four principal parts in music; the part usually sung by boys or women; soprano. (Mus.)

Treble

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Trebled; p. pr. & vb. n. Trebling

  1. To make thrice as much; to make threefold.
  2. To utter in a treble key; to whine. [Obs.]
    He outrageously (When I accused him) trebled his reply.

Treble

v. i.
  1. To become threefold.