trammeled

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Having blazes, or white marks, on the fore and hind foot of one side, as if marked by trammels; said of a horse
past of trammel
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To entangle, as in a net

Heaven lost through spider-trammelled prison-bars.

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To hamper
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an impediment
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{v} to shackle, catch, take, intercept
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{n} shackles for a horse, a long net
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\TRAM-uhl\, noun: 1 A kind of net for catching birds, fish, etc 2 A kind of shackle used for making a horse amble 3 Something that impedes activity, progress, or freedom, as a net or shackle 4 An iron hook of various forms and sizes, used for handing kettles and other vessels over the fire 5 An instrument for drawing ellipses 6 An instrument for aligning or adjusting parts of a machine
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A beam compass
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A net for confining a woman's hair
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place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
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{f} catch, ensnare, net
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Something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress
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See under Beam
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a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble
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an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace
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a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace
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A kind of shackle used for regulating the motions of a horse and making him amble
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A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey
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An iron hook of various forms and sizes, used for handing kettles and other vessels over the fire
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Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, as a net or shackle
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a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
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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
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To confine; to hamper; to shackle
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Fig
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a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh
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\Tram"mel\, n Anything that restrains; net; shackles v catch; limit; bind; confine; restrict
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To entangle, as in a net; to catch
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to limit or prevent someone's freedom or development untrammelled
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catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
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means to catch in a net (French, tramail, trame, a woof; verb, tramer, to weave )
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