† intrapn.
Obsolete. rare.
An act of entrapping someone; a trick, a trap.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > [noun]
neteOE
angleOE
grinc1000
trapc1175
caltropa1300
lacec1330
girnc1375
espyc1380
webc1400
hook1430
settingc1430
lure1463
stall?a1500
stalea1529
toil1548
intrap1550
hose-net1554
gudgeon1577
mousetrap1577
trapfall1596
ensnarementa1617
decoy1655
cobweba1657
trepan1665
snap1844
deadfall1860
Judas1907
tanglefoot1908
catch-221963
trip-wire1971
1550 W. Lynne tr. J. Carion Thre Bks. Cronicles iii. f. cxiii Bellisarius..enclosyng in Wittichus by an intrap [L. per insidias], toke him.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018).
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