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Webster 1913 Edition

Trenchant

Trench′ant

,
Adj.
[OF.
trenchant
, F.
tranchant
, p. pr. See
Trench
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.
“ Trenchant was the blade.”
Chaucer.
2.
Fig.: Keen; biting; severe;
as,
trenchant
wit
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Trenchant

TRENCH'ANT

,
Adj.
Cutting; sharp. [Little used.]

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