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v. t. [ Pref. ad + trap to adorn. ] To adorn with trapping; to array. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Shall your horse be attrapped . . . more richly? Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Engin.) A kind of movable dam, in one form consisting of two leaves resting against each other at the top when raised and folding down one over the other when lowered, for deepening shallow parts in a river. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Betrapped ] 1. To draw into, or catch in, a trap; to insnare; to circumvent. Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To put trappings on; to clothe; to deck. [ 1913 Webster ]

After them followed two other chariots covered with red satin, and the horses betrapped with the same. Stow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

No blackstrap to-night; switchel, or ginger pop. Judd. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean; -- so called by sailors. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ OE. calketrappe, calletrappe, caltor (in both senses), fr. AS. collræppe, calcetreppe, sort of thistle; cf. F. chaussetrape star thistle, trap, It. calcatreppo, calcatreppolo, star thistle. Perh. from L. calx heel + the same word as E. trap. See 1st Trap. ] 1. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants (Tribulus) of the order Zygophylleæ, having a hard several-celled fruit, armed with stout spines, and resembling the military instrument of the same name. The species grow in warm countries, and are often very annoying to cattle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mil.) An instrument with four iron points, so disposed that, any three of them being on the ground, the other projects upward. They are scattered on the ground where an enemy's cavalry are to pass, to impede their progress by endangering the horses' feet. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Cf. Icel. gandar, ODan. & OSw. gan, witchcraft, and E. trap a snare, tramp. ] A charm; an incantation; a shell; a trick; adroit mischief. [ Written also cantraip. ] [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Saddlery) A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A contrivance for clapping in theaters. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A trick or device to gain applause, especially pretentious but empty rhetoric; humbug. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Contra- + -plex as in duplex. ] (Teleg.) Pertaining to the sending of two messages in opposite directions at the same time. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Pref. contra- + position: cf. f. conterposition. ] 1. A placing over against; opposite position. [ Obs. ] F. Potter. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Logic) A so-called immediate inference which consists in denying the original subject of the contradictory predicate; e. g.: Every S is P; therefore, no Not-P is S. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully. [ Colloq. or Dial. ] -- Con*trap"tious a.

We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions which have been thus evolved and put upon the market. F. M. Ware. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

a. [ It. contrappunto counterpoint. See Counterpoint. ] (Mus.) Pertaining to, or according to the rules of, counterpoint. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. contrappuntista. ] (Mus.) One skilled in counterpoint. L. Mason. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See 4th Trap, 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Entrapped p. pr. & vb. n. Entrapping. ] [ Pref. en- + trap: cf. OF. entraper. ] To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by the devices of evil men. [ 1913 Webster ]

A golden mesh, to entrap the hearts of men. Shak.

Syn. -- To insnare; inveigle; tangle; decoy; entangle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] (Man.) The action of a horse, when, to get rid of his rider, he rears, plunges, and kicks furiously. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Beyond the limits of a parish. -- Ex`tra*pa*ro"chi*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. Not subject to physical laws or methods. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not within of pertaining to the same province or jurisdiction. Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A trap for catching flies. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A plant (Dionæa muscipula), called also Venus's flytrap, having two-lobed leaves which are fringed with stiff bristles, and fold together when certain sensitive hairs on their upper surface are touched, thus trapping insects that light on them. The insects so caught are afterwards digested by a secretion from the upper surface of the leaves. The plant is native to North and South Carolina, growing in bogs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The inspissated juice of a tree of the genus Artocarpus (A. incisa, or breadfruit tree), sometimes used in making birdlime, on account of its glutinous quality. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Entrap. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Situated or occurring within an inclosure; shut off from public sight; private; secluded; retired. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have no Turkish proclivities, and I do not think that, after all, impaling is preferable as a mode of capital punishment to intraparietal hanging. Rolleston. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Situated between the petiole and the stem; -- said of the pair of stipules at the base of a petiole when united by those margins next the petiole, thus seeming to form a single stipule between the petiole and the stem or branch; -- often confounded with interpetiolar, from which it differs essentially in meaning. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A supporting undergarment for the external genitals worn by men engaging in vigorous athletic sports or strenuous exercise; called also athletic supporter and jock.
Syn. -- jock; athletic supporter. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. same as lobster pot. [ PJC ]

n. 1. A trap for catching trespassers. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A dangerous place, as an open hatch, into which one may fall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any device that catches, and usually kills, mice. They are of various designs, the most common being a stiff loop of wire mounted on a small wooden platform base and attached to a strong spring, which holds the loop firmly against the base. To activate the trap, the loop is pulled through a 180° arc against the tension of the spring and held against the base by a delicate metal catch, which can keep the loop from moving, though in a state of high tension. The metal catch is moved when a mouse tries to take a piece of bait attached to it, releasing the loop which forcefully moves though an arc, usually killing the mouse. A larger version of the same device is used as a rat trap. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly. [ Colloq. ] A. Trollope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. satrapes, Gr. &unr_;, fr. OPers. khshatrapāvan ruler: cf. F. satrape. ] The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a satrap, or a satrapy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female satrap. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Satrapal. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Satrapies [ L. satrapia, satrapea, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. satrapie. ] The government or jurisdiction of a satrap; a principality. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. strope, AS. stropp, L. stroppus, struppus, perhaps fr. Gr. &unr_; a band or cord, fr. &unr_; to twist, to turn (cf. Strophe). Cf. Strop a strap, a piece of rope. ] 1. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging. [ 1913 Webster ]

A lively cobbler that . . . had scarce passed a day without giving her [ his wife ] the discipline of the strap. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use; as, a boot strap, shawl strap, stirrup strap. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass. Specifically: -- [ 1913 Webster ]

(a) (Carp. & Mach.) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

(b) (Naut.) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Bot.) (a) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy. (b) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. A shoulder strap. See under Shoulder. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strap bolt, a bolt of which one end is a flat bar of considerable length. --
Strap head (Mach.), a journal box, or pair of brasses, secured to the end of a connecting rod by a strap. See Illust. of Gib and key, under Gib. --
Strap hinge, a hinge with long flaps by which it is fastened, as to a door or wall. --
Strap rail (Railroads), a flat rail formerly used. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Strapped p. pr. & vb. n. Strapping. ] 1. To beat or chastise with a strap. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To fasten or bind with a strap. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Strappadoes [ It. strappata a pull, the strappado, from strappare to pull, from Prov. G. strapfen: cf. G. straff tense, stretched. ] A military punishment formerly practiced, which consisted in drawing an offender to the top of a beam and letting him fall to the length of the rope, by which means a limb was often dislocated. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To punish or torture by the strappado. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who uses strap. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A person or thing of uncommon size. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tall; strong; lusty; large; as, a strapping fellow. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

There are five and thirty strapping officers gone. Farquhar. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To hold or bind with, or as with, a strap; to entangle. [ Obs. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Shaped like a strap; ligulate; as, a strap-shaped corolla. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Arch.) A kind of ornament consisting of a narrow fillet or band folded, crossed, and interlaced. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Tetra- + petal. ] (Bot.) Containing four distinct petals, or flower leaves; as, a tetrapetalous corolla. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ NL. tetrapharmacon, L. tetrapharmacum, Gr. &unr_;; te`tra- (see Tetra-) + &unr_; a drug. ] (Med.) A combination of wax, resin, lard, and pitch, composing an ointment. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Tetra- + phenol. ] (Chem.) Furfuran. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]