- nountrammels (plural noun) · trammel (noun) · trammel net (noun) · trammel nets (plural noun)
- literary(trammels)a restriction or impediment to someone's freedom of action:"we will forge our own future, free from the trammels of materialism"
- a set-net consisting of three layers of netting, designed so that a fish entering through one of the large-meshed outer sections will push part of the finer-meshed central section through the large meshes on the further side, forming a pocket in which the fish is trapped.
- an instrument consisting of a board with two grooves intersecting at right angles, in which the two ends of a beam compass can slide to draw an ellipse.
- a beam compass.
- US ENGLISHa hook in a fireplace for a kettle.
verbtrammel (verb) · trammels (third person present) · trammelled (past tense) · trammelled (past participle) · trammelling (present participle) · trammeled (past tense) · trammeled (past participle) · trammeling (present participle)- deprive of freedom of action:"we have no wish to be trammeled by convention"
Originlate Middle English (in trammel): from Old French tramail, from a medieval Latin variant of trimaculum, perhaps from Latin tri- ‘three’ + macula ‘mesh’.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a restriction or impediment to someone's freedom of action:
verb- deprive of freedom of action:
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The word "trammel" can be defined as follows:
As a noun:
- A restraint or hindrance to free action or movement, often used in the plural form as 'trammels' to denote multiple restraints1.
- A type of fishing net with three layers, where the middle layer is finer-meshed and slack, designed to trap fish as they pass through1.
- An adjustable pothook for a fireplace crane1.
- A shackle used for making a horse amble1.
As a verb:
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