单词 | entrammel |
释义 | entrammelv. transitive. To bind or restrict in a trammel (in various senses of trammel n.1); esp. to hinder, impede; to entangle, involve in difficulties or complexities. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > by entangling or binding shrenchc897 beswapec980 taglea1340 tanglea1340 gyve1377 encumber138. engleimc1400 wrapc1412 involvec1440 fetter1526 mesh1532 crawl1548 felter1567 to tie up1570 in trick1572 ensnarl1593 entrammel1598 engage1603 casta1605 imbrier1605 weave1620 immaze1631 trammel1727 enchain1751 entangle1790 enmesh1822 in mesh1875 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > beautify (the hair) [verb (transitive)] > braid tress?a1366 browd1386 broidc1405 braid1530 border1585 entrammel1598 snake1653 queue1754 cue1774 club1779 trace1832 weave1884 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes at Irretare To entrap..or take in a net or a ginne, to entramell, to ennet. 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. iii. v. 527 They ensnared, glewed, entrameled [Fr. s'encheuestroyent], haltred and shackled themselues. a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 104 Entramell'd with fictions and ignorance. ?1750 Mod. Courtezan 18 You attempt t' entrammel nobler Prey. 1787 W. Thomson tr. A. Cunningham Hist. Great Brit. I. Introd. p. lxviii. He will not entrammel himself in the footsteps of any guide. 1841 Fraser's Mag. Mar. 278/1 To thee alone can I entrust the duty of entrammelling and fettering this bold spirit. 1865 M. Annesley Dashing Girls of London xl. 95/2 He had never had either the necessity or inclination to entrammel himself with such a web of iniquity. 1912 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 6 189 Democracy threatens to entrammel men for a time more effectively than ever they were trammelled in the past. 1968 Times 19 Oct. 23/2 Creon..steers Thebes successfully through all the upheavals, only, at the very last, to be entramelled [sic] in power, and pulled down also. 2003 Victorian Lit. & Culture 31 286 The plot that entrammels her throughout much of the novel is a tale of terror and despotism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1598 |
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