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BETRAP
Be*trap", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betrapped.]
1. To draw into, or catch in, a trap; to insnare; to circumvent. Gower.
2. To put trappings on; to clothe; to deck. After them followed two other chariots covered with red satin, and the horses betrapped with the same. Stow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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