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tram·mel
[tram-uhl] noun, verb, tram·meled, tram·mel·ing or (especially British) tram·melled, tram·mel·ling. noun
1.
Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint: the trammels of custom.
2.
an instrument for drawing ellipses.
3.
Also called tram. a device used to align or adjust parts of a machine.
5.
EXPANDa fowling net.
6.
a contrivance hung in a fireplace to support pots or kettles over the fire.
7.
COLLAPSEa fetter or shackle, especially one used in training a horse to amble.
verb (used with object)
8.
to involve or hold in trammels; restrain.
9.
to catch or entangle in or as in a net.
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Untrammeled
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English tramayle < Middle French tramail, variant of tremail three-mesh net < Late Latin trēmaculum, equivalent to Latin trē(s) three + macula mesh
1325–75; Middle English tramayle < Middle French tramail, variant of tremail three-mesh net < Late Latin trēmaculum, equivalent to Latin trē(s) three + macula mesh
Related forms
tram·mel·er; especially British, tram·mel·ler, noun
un·tram·meled, adjective
un·tram·melled, adjective
Synonyms
1. drag, hobble, curb, inhibition. 8. hinder, impede, obstruct, encumber.
1. drag, hobble, curb, inhibition. 8. hinder, impede, obstruct, encumber.
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Example Sentences
- Many travelers are chasing what may be a modern-day version of an old human impulse to behold an untrammeled frontier.
- Blogs were meant to offer untrammeled personal expression.
- Selections thus made would not represent the untrammeled and independent sentiment of the electorate.
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