2. One who, or that which, trammels or restrains. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
trammeller — trammˈeller noun • • • Main Entry: ↑trammel … Useful english dictionary
Trammeler — Tram mel*er, n. [Written also {trammeller}.] 1. One who uses a trammel net. Nares. [1913 Webster] 2. One who, or that which, trammels or restrains. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trammel — trammeler; esp. Brit., trammeller, n. /tram euhl/, n., v., trammeled, trammeling or (esp. Brit.) trammelled, trammelling. n. 1. Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint: the trammels of custom. 2. an instrument for… … Universalium
trammel — {{11}}trammel (n.) mid 14c. (implied in trammeller) net to catch fish, from M.Fr. tramail, from O.Fr. (early 13c.), from L.L. tremaculum, perhaps meaning a net made from three layers of meshes, from L. tri three + macula a mesh (see MAIL (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
trammel — /ˈtræməl / (say tramuhl) noun 1. (usually plural) anything that impedes or hinders free action; a restraint: the trammels of custom. 2. an instrument for drawing ellipses. 3. a trammel net. 4. a fowling net. 5. a contrivance hung in a fireplace… …
trammel — [tram′əl] n. [ME tramaile < MFr tramail, a net < ML tremaculum, kind of fishing net < L tres, THREE + macula, a mesh] 1. a) a fishing net consisting of two outer layers of coarse mesh and a loosely hung middle layer of fine mesh b) a… … English World dictionary
