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• trace — English has two distinct words trace, but they come from the same ultimate ancestor. This was tractus (source also of English tract, tractor, treat, etc), the past participle of Latin trahere ‘pull’. This passed into Old French as trait ‘pulling …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• trace — English has two distinct words trace, but they come from the same ultimate ancestor. This was tractus (source also of English tract, tractor, treat, etc), the past participle of Latin trahere ‘pull’. This passed into Old French as trait ‘pulling …   Word origins

• trace — trace1 [trās] n. [ME < OFr < tracier < VL * tractiare < L tractus, a drawing along, track < pp. of trahere, to DRAW] 1. Obs. a way followed or path taken 2. a mark, footprint, etc. left by the passage of a person, animal, or thing… …   English World dictionary

• Trace — Trace, n. [F. trais. pl. of trait. See {Trait}.] 1. One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mech.) A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• trace — trace1 /trays/, n., v., traced, tracing. n. 1. a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige: traces of an advanced civilization among the ruins. 2. a barely discernible… …   Universalium

• trace — I. /treɪs / (say trays) noun 1. a mark, token, or evidence of the former presence, existence, or action of something; a vestige. 2. a mark, indication, or evidence. 3. a scarcely discernible quantity of something; a very small amount. 4. Opal… …  

• harness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bridle, traces, hackamore; gear. v. control, utilize; curb, yoke. See domestication, restraint, use. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tackle, gear, yoke, apparatus, bridle, accoutrements, rigging, fittings.… …   English dictionary for students

• trace — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from tracer to trace Date: 14th century 1. archaic a course or path that one follows 2. a. a mark or line left by something that has passed; also footprint b. a path, trail, or road made by… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Trace (tack) — In transport, a trace is one of two, or more, straps, ropes or chains by which a carriage or wagon, or the like, is drawn by a harness horse or other draught animal. This definition results in the saying: to kick over the traces.ee also*Horse… …   Wikipedia

• trace — I [[t]treɪs[/t]] n. v. traced, trac•ing, 1) a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige 2) a barely discernible indication or evidence of some quantity, quality, characteristic …   From formal English to slang

• trace chain — noun 1. a. : a harness trace of chain b. : a short chain by which a leathern trace is linked with a whiffletree 2. : a long strong chain which is attached to a line and along which two or more pairs of draft animals are attached usually by… …   Useful english dictionary