trammel

[ tram-uhl ]
/ ˈtræm əl /

noun

verb (used with object), tram·meled, tram·mel·ing or (especially British) tram·melled, tram·mel·ling.

to involve or hold in trammels; restrain.
to catch or entangle in or as in a net.

Origin of trammel

1325–75; Middle English tramayle < Middle French tramail, variant of tremail three-mesh net < Late Latin trēmaculum, equivalent to Latin trē(s) three + macula mesh

SYNONYMS FOR trammel

1 drag, hobble, curb, inhibition.
8 hinder, impede, obstruct, encumber.

OTHER WORDS FROM trammel

tram·mel·er; especially British, tram·mel·ler, noun un·tram·meled, adjective un·tram·melled, adjective

Words nearby trammel

tram, tram flap, trama, tramadol, tramline, trammel, trammel net, trammie, tramontana, tramontane, tramp

Example sentences from the Web for untrammelled

British Dictionary definitions for untrammelled (1 of 2)

untrammelled

US untrammeled

/ (ʌnˈtræməld) /

adjective

not hindered or restricted in thought or action

British Dictionary definitions for untrammelled (2 of 2)

trammel
/ (ˈtræməl) /

noun

verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled (tr)

Derived forms of trammel

trammeller or US trammeler, noun

Word Origin for trammel

C14: from Old French tramail three-mesh net, from Late Latin trēmaculum, from Latin trēs three + macula hole, mesh in a net