trammel

tram·mel (tram′əl)

noun

1. a fishing net consisting of two outer layers of coarse mesh and a loosely hung middle layer of fine mesh
2. a fowling net
a kind of shackle for a horse, esp. one to teach ambling
something that confines, restrains, or shackles
a device with links or openings at different heights for hanging a pothook in a fireplace
an instrument for drawing ellipses
any of several devices for adjusting or aligning parts of a machine

Etymology: ME tramaile < MFr tramail, a net < ML tremaculum, kind of fishing net < L tres, three + macula, a mesh

transitive verb -·meled or -·melled, -·mel·ing or -·mel·ling

tram′·meler noun or tram′·mel·ler

Antonyms help*, aid*, assist.

Preposition: of

past: Otto Scharmer has created a model for the process of escaping the trammels of the past, and sensing the future as it emerges.

Preposition: by

constraint: In addition, impartiality implies fairness, although its application may be trammelled by the overall constraints of adjudication.

Modifies a noun

net: On the basis of that rule, no angler may gill net, trawl, or trammel net for commercial use.

Modifying Another Word

not: It is not trammelled by the logic and reasoning of the conscious mind, and it is far more profound.

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