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 Definitions of Trammel  [ˈtræm əl]  

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Definition of 'Trammel' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) trammel
Usu., trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint.

2.  trammel
an instrument for drawing ellipses.

3.  trammel
a device used to align or adjust parts of a machine.

4.  trammel
a net for catching birds or fish, esp. a three-layered net in which fish are trapped in two or more layers of mesh.

5.  trammel
a contrivance hung in a fireplace to support pots or kettles.

6.  trammel
a fetter or shackle, esp. one used in training a horse to amble.

7. (v.t.) trammel
to restrain in trammels.

8.  trammel
to catch or entangle in or as if in a net.

Etymology:  (1325–75; ME tramayle < MF tramail, var. of tremail three-mesh net < LL trēmaculum= L trē(s)three+macula mesh)

Definition of 'Trammel' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) trammel net, trammel
a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh

2. (noun) trammel
an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace

3. (noun) trammel
a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble

4. (verb) shackle, bond, hamper, trammel
a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

5. (verb) trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
catch in or as if in a trap
"The men trap foxes"

6. (verb) restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
place limits on (extent or access)
"restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"


Definition of 'Trammel' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Trammel
a kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey

2. (noun) Trammel
a net for confining a woman's hair

3. (noun) Trammel
a kind of shackle used for regulating the motions of a horse and making him amble

4. (noun) Trammel
fig.: Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, as a net or shackle

5. (noun) Trammel
an iron hook of various forms and sizes, used for handing kettles and other vessels over the fire

6. (noun) Trammel
an instrument for drawing ellipses, one part of which consists of a cross with two grooves at right angles to each other, the other being a beam carrying two pins (which slide in those grooves), and also the describing pencil

7. (noun) Trammel
a beam compass. See under Beam

8. (verb) Trammel
to entangle, as in a net; to catch

9. (verb) Trammel
to confine; to hamper; to shackle



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