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.

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.

Tre"ble, adv. Trebly; triply. [Obs.] J. Fletcher.

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.

&fist; This is sometimes called the first treble, to distinguish it from the second treble, or alto, which is sung by lower female voices.

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.

Tre"ble, v. i. To become threefold. Swift.

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.

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.

Tre"ble, adv. Trebly; triply. [Obs.] J. Fletcher.

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.

&fist; This is sometimes called the first treble, to distinguish it from the second treble, or alto, which is sung by lower female voices.

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.

Tre"ble, v. i. To become threefold. Swift.

• threefold;triple
  
• a. of or pertaining to the highest part in harmonized music; soprano
       b. of the higest pitch or range, as in a voice part, voice, singer, or instrument
       c. high in pitch; shrill
  
• a. a treble or soprano part
       b. a treble voice, singer, or instrument
  
• a high or shrill voice or sound
  
• the highest-pitched peal of a bell
  
• to make or become three times as much or many; triple