6  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Treble  \Tre"ble\,  v.  i. 
  To  become  threefold.  --Swift. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Treble  \Tre"ble\,  a.  [OE.  treble  threefold,  OF  treble,  treible, 
  L.  triplus  See  {Triple}.] 
  1.  Threefold;  triple. 
 
  A  lofty  tower,  and  strong  on  every  side  With  treble 
  walls.  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  (Mus.) 
  a  Acute;  sharp;  as  a  treble  sound.  --Bacon. 
  b  Playing  or  singing  the  highest  part  or  most  acute 
  sounds;  playing  or  singing  the  treble;  as  a  treble 
  violin  or  voice. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Treble  \Tre"ble\,  adv 
  Trebly;  triply.  [Obs.]  --J.  Fletcher. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Treble  \Tre"ble\,  n.  [``  It  has  been  said  to  be  a  corruption  of 
  triplum  [Lat.],  a  third  part  superadded  to  the  altus  and 
  bassus  (high  and  low).''  --Grove.]  (Mus.) 
  The  highest  of  the  four  principal  parts  in  music;  the  part 
  usually  sung  by  boys  or  women;  soprano. 
 
  Note:  This  is  sometimes  called  the  first  treble,  to 
  distinguish  it  from  the  second  treble,  or  alto,  which 
  is  sung  by  lower  female  voices. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Treble  \Tre"ble\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Trebled};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Trebling}.] 
  1.  To  make  thrice  as  much  to  make  threefold.  ``Love  trebled 
  life.''  --Tennyson. 
 
  2.  To  utter  in  a  treble  key;  to  whine.  [Obs.] 
 
  He  outrageously  (When  I  accused  him)  trebled  his 
  reply.  --Chapman. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  treble 
  adj  1:  having  or  denoting  a  high  range;  "soprano  voice";  "soprano 
  sax";  "the  boy  still  had  a  fine  treble  voice";  "the 
  treble  clef"  [syn:  {soprano}] 
  2:  three  times  as  great  or  many  "a  claim  for  treble  (or 
  triple)  damages";  "a  threefold  increase"  [syn:  {threefold}, 
  {triple}] 
  3:  having  three  units  or  components  or  elements;  "a  ternary 
  operation";  "a  treble  row  of  red  beads";  "overcrowding 
  made  triple  sessions  necessary";  "triple  time  has  three 
  beats  per  measure";  "triplex  windows"  [syn:  {ternary},  {triple}, 
  {triplex}] 
  4:  having  more  than  one  decidedly  dissimilar  aspects  or 
  qualities;  "a  double  (or  dual)  role  for  an  actor";  "the 
  office  of  a  clergyman  is  twofold;  public  preaching  and 
  private  influence"-  R.W.Emerson;  "every  episode  has  its 
  double  and  treble  meaning"-Frederick  Harrison  [syn:  {double}, 
  {dual},  {twofold},  {threefold}] 
  n  :  the  pitch  range  of  the  highest  female  voice  [syn:  {soprano}] 
  v  1:  sing  treble 
  2:  increase  threefold;  "Triple  your  income!"  [syn:  {triple}] 

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