Trammel



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• v. / n.束缚, 妨碍, 鱼网
• ［英］ v. / n.束缚, 妨碍; 鱼网 ( enmesh; to prevent or impede)
• ［例］ Free yourself from the trammel of tradition.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English tramayle, a kind of net, from Old French tramail, from Late Latin tremaculum, from Latin tres three + macula mesh, spot — more at three
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a net for catching birds or fish; especially one having three layers with the middle one finer-meshed and slack so that fish passing through carry some of the center net through the coarser opposite net and are trapped
• 2. an adjustable pothook for a fireplace crane
• 3. a shackle used for making a horse amble
• 4. something impeding activity, progress, or freedom ; restraint — usually used in plural
• 5.
  • a. an instrument for drawing ellipses
  • b. a compass for drawing large circles that consists of a beam with two sliding parts — usually used in plural
  • c. any of various gauges used for aligning or adjusting machine parts

II. transitive verb (-meled or -melled; -meling or trammelling)

• Date: circa 1606
• 1. to catch or hold in or as if in a net ; enmesh
• 2. to prevent or impede the free play of ; confine
• Synonyms: see hamper

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