1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trace.

2. (n.) The act of one who traces; especially, the act of copying by marking on thin paper, or other transparent substance, the lines of a pattern placed beneath; also, the copy thus produced.

3. (n.) A regular path or track; a course.

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