| 单词 | trammel |
| 释义 | Word Frequency trammel(ˈtræməl) noun 1. (often plural) a hindrance to free action or movement 2. Also called: trammel net a fishing net in three sections, the two outer nets having a large mesh and the middle one a fine mesh 3. rare a fowling net 4. US a fetter or shackle, esp one used in teaching a horse to amble 5. a device for drawing ellipses consisting of a flat sheet of metal, plastic, or wood having a cruciform slot in which run two pegs attached to a beam. The free end of the beam describes an ellipse 6. (sometimes plural) another name for beam compass 7. Also called: tram a gauge for setting up machines correctly 8. a device set in a fireplace to support cooking pots verbWord forms: -els, -elling, -elledWord forms: US -els, -eling or -eled (transitive) 9. to hinder or restrain 10. to catch or ensnare 11. to produce an accurate setting of (a machine adjustment), as with a trammel Derived forms trammeller (ˈtrammeller) or US trammeler (ˈtrammeler) noun Word origin C14: from Old French tramail three-mesh net, from Late Latin trēmaculum, from Latin trēs three + macula hole, mesh in a net |
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