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Noun
Definition: a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"; "a hint mockery in her manner"; "a tint of glamour"
Definition: an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
Definition: a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
Definition: a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
Definition: either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
Definition: a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
Definition: An act of tracing.
Verb
Definition: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"; "trace the student's progress"; "trace one's ancestry"
Definition: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
Definition: to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"
Definition: pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"
Definition: discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth"
Definition: make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture"
Definition: copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of; "trace a design"; "trace a pattern"
Definition: read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
Definition: To follow the trail of.