Wentletrap Definition

wĕntl-trăp
noun
Any of a family (Epitoniidae) of marine gastropod mollusks usually enclosed in a white, spiral shell.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Wentletrap

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Singular:
wentletrap
Plural:
wentletraps

Origin of Wentletrap

  • Dutch wenteltrap spiral staircase, wentletrap from Middle Dutch wendeltrappe wendel winding (from wenden to wind) trappe stairs

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Dutch wenteltrap a winding staircase; compare German Wendeltreppe.

    From Wiktionary

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