Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for TRAIT
TRAIT, n. [Fr. trait, from traire, to draw; L. tractus. See Tract and Treat.]
- A stroke; a touch. By this single trait, Homer makes an essential difference between the Iliad and Odyssey. Broome.
- A line; a feature; as, a trait of character.
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