Webster's Dictionary 1913

4348

Transversely

Trans‐verse″ly, adv. In a transverse manner.

4349

Transversion

Trans‐ver″sion (?), n. The act of changing from prose into verse, or from verse into prose.

4350

Transvert

Trans‐vert″ (?), v. t. [L. transvertere. See Transverse, a.] To cause to turn across; to transverse. Craft of Lovers (1448).

4351

Transvertible

Trans‐vert″i‐ble (?), a. Capable of being transverted. Sir T. Browne.

4352

Transvolation

Trans′vo‐la″tion (?), n. [L. transvolare to fly over or across; trans across + volare to fly.] The act of flying beyond or across. Jer. Taylor.

4353

Trant

Trant (?), v. i. [Cf. OD. tranten to walk slowly, LG. & D. trant walk, pace.] To traffic in an itinerary manner; to peddle. [Written also traunt.]

4354

Tranter

Trant″er (?), n. One who trants; a peddler; a carrier. [Written also traunter.]

4355

Trap

Trap (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Trapped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Trapping.] [Akin to OE. trappe trappings, and perhaps from an Old French word of the same origin as E. drab a kind of cl...

4356

Trap (2)

Trap, n. [Sw. trapp; akin to trappa stairs, Dan. trappe, G. treppe, D. trap; — so called because the rocks of this class often occur in large, tabular masses, rising above one a...

4357

Trap (3)

Trap, a. Of or pertaining to trap rock; as, a trap dike.

4358

Trap (4)

Trap, n. [OE. trappe, AS. treppe; akin to OD. trappe, OHG. trapo; probably fr. the root of E. tramp, as that which is trod upon: cf. F. trappe, which is trod upon: cf. F. trappe...

4359

Trap (5)

Trap (?), v. t. [AS. treppan. See Trap a snare.]1. To catch in a trap or traps; as, to trap foxes.2. Fig.: To insnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap. “I trapped the foe.” Dryd...

4360

Trap (6)

Trap, v. i. To set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game; as, to trap for beaver.

4361

Trap shooting

Trap shooting. (Sport) Shooting at pigeons liberated, or glass balls or clay pigeons sprung into the air, from a trap. — Trap shooter.

4362

Trapan

Tra‐pan″ (?), n. [OF. trappan. See Trap, and cf. Trepan a snare.] A snare; a stratagem; a trepan. See 3d Trepan. South.

4363

Trapan (2)

Tra‐pan″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Trapanned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Trapanning.] To insnare; to catch by stratagem; to entrap; to trepan.Having some of his people trapanned at Baldivia. ...

4364

Trapanner

Tra‐pan″ner (?), n. One who trapans, or insnares.

4365

Trapball

Trap″ball′ (?), n. An old game of ball played with a trap. See 4th Trap, 4.

4366

Trapdoor

Trap″door′ (?), n. 1. (Arch.) A lifting or sliding door covering an opening in a roof or floor.2. (Mining) A door in a level for regulating the ventilating current; — called als...

4367

Trape

Trape (?), v. i. [See Tramp, and cf. Traipse.] To walk or run about in an idle or slatternly manner; to traipse.

4368

Trapes

Trapes (?), n. [See Trape.] A slattern; an idle, sluttish, or untidy woman.

4369

Trapes (2)

Trapes, v. i. To go about in an idle or slatternly fashion; to trape; to traipse. Thackeray.

4370

Trapezate

Trap″e‐zate (?), a. [See Trapezium.] Having the form of a trapezium; trapeziform.

4371

Trapeze

Tra‐peze″ (?), n. [Cf. F. trapèze.] 1. (Geom.) A trapezium. See Trapezium, 1.2. A swinging horizontal bar, suspended at each end by a rope; — used by gymnasts.

4372

Trapeziform

Tra‐pe″zi‐form (?), a. [Trapezium + -form: cf. F. trapéziforme.] Having the form of a trapezium; trapezoid.

4373

Trapezium

Tra‐pe″zi‐um (?), n.; pl. E. Trapeziums (#), L. Trapezia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. � a little table, an irregular four-sided figure, dim. of � a table, for �; � (see Tetra-) + � foot, ...

4374

Trapezohedral

Trap′e‐zo‐he″dral (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a trapezohedron.