单词 | entrammelled |
释义 | † entrammelledadj.1 Obsolete. rare. Of hair: arranged in trammels (trammel n.1 6); plaited, braided. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > braided or plaited tressedc1386 plaited1582 broided1603 trammelled1609 entrammelled1611 pigtailed1725 Madonna-wise1830 Madonna-braided1849 French-braided1956 braided- 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Passe-fillons,..any frizled lockes, or entrammelled tufts of haire. 1679 G. Miege Dict. Barbarous French sig. Ff4v/3 Testonné, Curled, frizled, entramelled. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020). entrammelledentrammeledadj.2 Bound or restricted as in a trammel (in various senses of trammel n.1); hindered, impeded; entangled, caught in difficulties or complexities. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > [adjective] > hindered interrupt1412 letteda1425 hindered1644 impedite1662 embarrassed1677 obstructed1749 entrammelled1822 tucked up1888 snagged1977 1822 Trial of James Stuart 10 The entrammelled subordinate..gives a taste of future progress. 1861 A. J. Davis Harbinger of Health v. 44 If your entrammeled imagination still needs a visible medicine to fix its faith upon, why—we are sorry for you. 1925 L. O'Flaherty Informer xv. 229 The eternal melancholy of the entrammelled Irish soul, struggling in bondage. 1963 H. Levin Gates of Horn (1966) vi. v. 358 Zola also compassionates the entrammeled civilians. 2015 Irish Independent (Nexis) 26 Aug. 35 The Celtic Tiger years were a testament to what happens when human values are swept away by entrammelled commercial ones. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.11611adj.21822 |
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