‖ à trois, phr.
(a trwa)
[Fr.]
Arranged for or shared by three persons; in a group of three. Cf. ménage à trois.
| 1881 L. Troubridge Jrnl. 31 Dec. in J. Hope-Nicholson Life amongst Troubridges (1966) xii. 158 A cheery dinner à trois and a quietly nice evening. 1897 G. B. Shaw Let. in J. Dunbar Mrs. G. B. S. (1963) x. 153, I bar the seaside à trois. 1962 Observer 18 Feb. 27/2 He lives à trois with a worried, irritating wife and a niece whom he loves like an incestuous father. 1966 L. Davidson Long Way to Shiloh v. 72 We were sitting taking lemon tea à trois. |