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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :   [ gazetteer ]

  Trammel, VA
    Zip code(s): 24289

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Trammel \Tram"mel\, n. [F. tramail, tr['e]mail, a net, LL.
     tremaculum, tremacle, a kind of net for taking fish; L. tres
     three + macula a mesh. See Three, and Mail armor.]
     1. A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey.
        --Carew.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A net for confining a woman's hair. --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A kind of shackle used for regulating the motions of a
        horse and making him amble.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Fig.: Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, as
        a net or shackle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              [They] disdain the trammels of any sordid contract.
                                                    --Jeffrey.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. An iron hook of various forms and sizes, used for handing
        kettles and other vessels over the fire.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Mech.)
        (a) An instrument for drawing ellipses, one part of which
            consists of a cross with two grooves at right angles
            to each other, the other being a beam carrying two
            pins (which slide in those grooves), and also the
            describing pencil.
        (b) A beam compass. See under Beam.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Trammel \Tram"mel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trammeledor
     Trammelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Trammeling, or
     Trammelling.]
     1. To entangle, as in a net; to catch. [R.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To confine; to hamper; to shackle.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Ellipsograph \El*lip"so*graph\, n. [Ellipse + graph: cf. F.
     ellipsographe.]
     An instrument for describing ellipses; -- called also
     trammel.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Trammel \Tram"mel\, n. [F. tramail, tr['e]mail, a net, LL.
     tremaculum, tremacle, a kind of net for taking fish; L. tres
     three + macula a mesh. See Three, and Mail armor.]
     1. A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey.
        --Carew.
  
     2. A net for confining a woman's hair. --Spenser.
  
     3. A kind of shackle used for regulating the motions of a
        horse and making him amble.
  
     4. Fig.: Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, as
        a net or shackle.
  
              [They] disdain the trammels of any sordid contract.
                                                    --Jeffrey.
  
     5. An iron hook of various forms and sizes, used for handing
        kettles and other vessels over the fire.
  
     6. (Mech.)
        (a) An instrument for drawing ellipses, one part of which
            consists of a cross with two grooves at right angles
            to each other, the other being a beam carrying two
            pins (which slide in those grooves), and also the
            describing pencil.
        (b) A beam compass. See under Beam.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Trammel \Tram"mel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trammeledor
     Trammelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Trammeling, or
     Trammelling.]
     1. To entangle, as in a net; to catch. [R.] --Shak.
  
     2. To confine; to hamper; to shackle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Ellipsograph \El*lip"so*graph\, n. [Ellipse + graph: cf. F.
     ellipsographe.]
     An instrument for describing ellipses; -- called also
     trammel.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  trammel
       n 1: a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse
            mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh [syn: trammel
            net]
       2: an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace
       3: a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble
       4: a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially
          something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn: shackle,
           bond, hamper, trammels]
       v 1: catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: trap,
             entrap, snare, ensnare]
       2: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of
          this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your
          friends" [syn: restrict, restrain, limit, bound, confine,
           throttle]
       [also: tramels, tramelling, tramelled, trameling,
       trameled]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  trammel
     n.
     Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or
  shackle.
     vb.
     To entangle, as in a net.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Trammel
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  trammel
     n.
     Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or
  shackle.
     vb.
     To entangle, as in a net.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Trammel
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  trammel
     n.
     Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or
  shackle.
     vb.
     To entangle, as in a net.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Trammel
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  trammel
     n.
     Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or
  shackle.
     vb.
     To entangle, as in a net.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Trammel
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  trammel
     Englanti n.
     1 (kuva) (''monikossa'') kahleet, rajoitus
     2 (yhteys kalastus k=en) riimuverkko
     3 soikioharppi, ellipsografi (''trammel of Archimedes'')
     4 tankoharppi
     5 (yhteys hevosurheilu k=en) peitsarihihnat, jalkavaljaat joilla
  hevonen opetetaan käymään passia
     Englanti vb.
     rajoittaa, kahlehtia, estää

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Trammel /tɹˈaməl/
  القيد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  trammel //ˈtræməl// 
  1. чатал
  device to suspend cooking pots over a fire
  2. пречка
  something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  trammel //ˈtræməl// 
  преча, спъвам
  to hamper

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  trammel /tɹˈaməl/ 
  omezení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  trammel /tɹˈaməl/ 
  omezit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  trammel /tɹˈaməl/ 
  překážet

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  trammel /tɹˈaməl/ 
  překážka

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  trammel /tɹˈaməl/
  Stangenzirkel 
     Synonym: beam trammels
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  trammel /tɹˈaməl/ 
   [Br.] einengen, behindern, hemmen, fesseln 
   see: trammeling, trammeled, trammels, trammeled
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  trammel //ˈtræməl// 
  1. patakoukku
  device to suspend cooking pots over a fire
  2. este, pidäke
  something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  trammel //ˈtræməl// 
  1. kietoa
  to entangle, as in a net
  2. kahlita
  to hamper

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  trammel /tɹˈaməl/ 
  1. बन्धन~होना[लगाना]
        "He is no longer trammelled by his  duties as Head."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  trammel /tɹˈaməl/ 
  1. पाबन्दी
        "Trammels of superstitions hamper progress."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  trammel /tɹˈaməl/
  ometati, prepreka, ribarska mreža, smetnje

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  trammel //ˈtræməl// 
  1. grytkrok
  device to suspend cooking pots over a fire
  2. hinder, band, fjätter, tvångströja
  something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  trammel //ˈtræməl// 
  fånga, hindra
  to hamper

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  trammel /tɹˈaməl/
  1. (-ed, -ing veya -led, -ling) (gen.) (çoğ.) mânia, engel
  2. balık tutmak için ağ
  3. ata rahvan yürümesini öğretmek için kullanılan bukağı
  4. ocakta tencere askısı
  5. (mak.) kollu pergel, elipsograf
  6. engel olmak
  7. tuzağa düşürmek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈtɹæməɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  137 Moby Thesaurus words for "trammel":
     Oregon boat, anchor, arrest, bar, bearing rein, bilbo, bind, bit,
     block, bond, bonds, brake, bridle, burden, camisole, chain, chains,
     check, checkrein, checks, chock, circumscribe, clog, collar,
     confine, constipate, constrain, constraints, countercheck, cramp,
     cripple, cuffs, cumber, curb, curb bit, curbs, damper, deter,
     deterrents, doorstop, drag, drag sail, drift anchor, drift sail,
     drogue, embarrass, embrangle, enchain, encumber, enmesh, ensnarl,
     entangle, entoil, entrammel, entrap, entwine, fasten, fetter, gag,
     gyve, gyves, halter, hamper, hamstring, handcuff, handcuffs,
     handicap, handicaps, hinder, hindrances, hobble, hobbles, hog-tie,
     holdback, hopple, hopples, impede, involve, irons, lame, lash,
     leading strings, leash, lime, limit, lumber, make fast, manacle,
     martingale, moor, muzzle, net, obstacles, obstruct, peg down,
     pelham, picket, pillory, pin down, pinion, press down,
     put in irons, reins, remora, restrain, restraint, restraints, rope,
     saddle with, scotch, sea anchor, secure, shackle, shackles,
     snaffle, snags, snarl, spoke, stagnate, stay, stifle, stocks, stop,
     straightjacket, strait-waistcoat, straitjacket, stranglehold,
     strap, tangle, tether, tie, tie down, tie up, toil, trammels,
     weigh down, yoke
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 拘束,束缚,束缚物;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 拘束,束缚,束缚物
     vt. 拘束,束缚

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