Traps

Traps
Traps Traps, n. pl. [See {Trappings}, and {Trap} to dress.] Small or portable articles for dress, furniture, or use; goods; luggage; things. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

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  • Traps —    These are openings cut into the stage floor or in the scenery to allow scenic effects or unusual appearances by actors. Throughout most of the 19th century, the trapped stage floor was a standard feature of the well equipped theatre, but their …   The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater

  • traps — {{11}}traps (n.1) expanse of dark igneous rock, 1794, from Swed. trapp (1766), from trappa stair, related to M.L.G. trappe staircase (see TRAP (Cf. trap) (n.)). So called from the step like appearance of the rock. {{12}}traps (n.2) drums, cymbals …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Traps — 1Traps der; [e]s, e <aus gleichbed. engl. trap, Plur. traps, eigtl. »Klappe, Falle«, Herkunft ungeklärt> [Schraube am] Geruchsverschluss eines Waschbeckens, Ausgusses o. Ä. Traps 2 2Traps [auch træps]: Plur. von ↑Trap …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Traps — Trạps 〈m. 1〉 = Geruchsverschluss [engl., Pl. zu trap „Falle“] * * * Trạps, der; [es], e [engl. traps, Pl. von: trap, ↑Trap] (Fachspr.): [Schraube am] Trap …   Universal-Lexikon

  • traps — /træps/ (say traps) plural noun Colloquial personal belongings; luggage. {shortened form of trappings} …  

  • traps — noun plural Etymology: Middle English trappe caparison more at trap Date: 1813 personal belongings ; luggage …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Traps — Siphon unter einem Waschbecken Röhrensiphon. Rot: Abflussrohr mit Gasen; Blau: Wasser …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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