Thesaurus entry: whit

Thesaurus entry: trifle
The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus;      328 words ... ... the principal over such trifles synonyms : unimportant ... technicality, nonissue; ( trifles ) trivia, minutiae ... we wrapped up a few trifles as party favors synonyms ... he bought it for a trifle synonyms : next to nothing ... a touch, a mite, a whit; informal a tad. trifle ...

Article: A Simple Passion; John Thorne Doesn't Trifle With His Food
The Washington Post;  December 9, 1992 ;     700+ words ... ... and order fresh Maine fried scallops for lunch and nobody would pay them any attention at all, which bothers Thorne not a whit. In fact, he could probably spend an evening in the midst of a gathering of the Washington, D.C., chapter of Les Dames ...

Article: Don't trifle with this peach!
Jerusalem Post;  June 24, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... The British invented the trifle, a delicious dessert composed ... whose grandma made the best trifle. One spread her sponge cake ... concerned about whether their trifles featured all the classic components ... without fruit. For her own trifle, Allen combined features from ...

Article: Trifle gets a new lease of life.
Dairy Industries International;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry Trifle was developed through close ... epsilon]80 million), trifle is the second largest category ... need for innovation within the trifles sector Devon Desserts and Thomas ... Bristol Cream sherry. The trifle consists of a moist madeira ...

Article: Second Helping: Tipsy over a trifle dessert
Maryland Gazette;  April 20, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Some historians trace the trifle back to the 16th century to ... impressive presentation, the trifle was topped with a generous ... in the early 21st century, trifles can be rich, grand or ordinary ... cook. Actually, the word trifle, which comes from the Old ...

Article: Sometimes the perfect dessert is just a trifle
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  December 7, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... cream, the English trifle is a perfect holiday ... dessert. Best of all, trifles came into their own ... nothing. Just a trifle, really.") In ... traditional form, trifles begin with sponge ... started scooping, trifles are a mess. In the ... acknowledged that trifle is about the most ...

Article: Lose-your-balance trifle
The Independent - London;  May 27, 1995 ;     700+ words ...What has happened to trifles? If 18th-century ghosts frequent ... with horror when they get to the trifles, a modern travesty of hardset red ... turrets of ersatz cream. I adore trifle, a decent trifle that is. Timeless decadence, an ...