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tram1 definition

tram (tram)

noun

a double, twisted silk thread used as the weft in fine silks and velvets

Etymology: Fr trame < L trama, the woof

tram2 definition

tram (tram)

noun

  1. an open railway car for carrying loads in mines
    also tramcar tram′·car′
  2. the basket or car of an overhead conveyor
  3. tramroad
  4. Brit.
    1. a streetcar
      in full tramcar tram′·car′
    2. a streetcar line
      in full tramline tram′·line′

Etymology: E dial., shaft, wooden frame for carrying, rail, coal wagon, prob. < LowG traam, a beam

transitive verb, intransitive verb trammed, tramming tram′·ming

to convey or be conveyed by tram
tram3 definition

tram (tram)

noun

trammel (sense )

transitive verb, intransitive verb trammed, tramming tram′·ming

to adjust, align, or measure with a trammel ()

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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