trapping

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹæpɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -æpɪŋ

Etymology 1

From trap.

Verb

trapping

1. present participle and gerund of trap

Noun

trapping (plural trappings)

1. An instance of ensnaring something or someone.

Derived terms

• Malaise trapping
• spin trapping
• trip-trapping

Etymology 2

From Middle English trappyng, trappynge, from trap, trappe (“personal belongings, owndom, household goods”) (compare Middle English trappen (“to deck, caparison”)), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin trapus (“cloth”), from Frankish *traba, *trapa (“cloth, thread, rag”), from Proto-Germanic *trabō, *trafą, *trēb (“fringe, rags”), from Proto-Indo-European *drāp-, *drāb- (“rag”). Akin to Old High German traba (“fringe, tatters, thread”), Old Norse traf (“headscarf”). Compare Spanish trapo (“rag”).

Noun

trapping (plural trappings)

1. An ornamental covering or harness for a horse; caparison.

See also

• trappings