Trammel — may refer to:* Trammel (engineers), a metalworking tool * Trammel (fishing net), a fishing net set vertically in the water with three layersee also* Trammel hook * Trammel points * Trammels … Wikipedia
trammel — [tram′əl] n. [ME tramaile < MFr tramail, a net < ML tremaculum, kind of fishing net < L tres, THREE + macula, a mesh] 1. a) a fishing net consisting of two outer layers of coarse mesh and a loosely hung middle layer of fine mesh b) a… … English World dictionary
trammel — ► NOUN 1) (trammels) literary restrictions or impediments to freedom of action. 2) (also trammel net) a three layered net, designed so that a pocket forms when fish attempt to swim through, thus trapping them. ► VERB (trammelled, trammelling; US… … English terms dictionary
Trammel — Tram mel, n. [F. tramail, tr[ e]mail, a net, LL. tremaculum, tremacle, a kind of net for taking fish; L. tres three + macula a mesh. See {Three}, and {Mail} armor.] 1. A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey. Carew. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trammel — Tram mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trammeled}or {Trammelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trammeling}, or {Trammelling}.] 1. To entangle, as in a net; to catch. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To confine; to hamper; to shackle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trammel — *hamper, fetter, shackle, clog, manacle, hog tie Analogous words: *hinder, impede, obstruct, block, bar: *restrain, curb, check, inhibit: *limit, restrict, circumscribe, confine … New Dictionary of Synonyms
trammel — has inflected forms tramelled, tramelling in BrE, and usually trameled, trameling in AmE … Modern English usage
trammel — {{11}}trammel (n.) mid 14c. (implied in trammeller) net to catch fish, from M.Fr. tramail, from O.Fr. (early 13c.), from L.L. tremaculum, perhaps meaning a net made from three layers of meshes, from L. tri three + macula a mesh (see MAIL (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
trammel — UK [ˈtræm(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms trammel : present tense I/you/we/they trammel he/she/it trammels present participle trammelling past tense trammelled past participle trammelled formal to force someone to do something without… … English dictionary
trammel — Ellipsograph El*lip so*graph, n. [Ellipse + graph: cf. F. ellipsographe.] An instrument for describing ellipses; called also {trammel}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
