TRAPESES

Verb

trapeses

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of trapes

Noun

trapeses

plural of trapes

Anagrams

• repastes

Source: Wiktionary


TRAPES

Trapes, n. Etym: [See Trape.]

Definition: A slattern; an idle, sluttish, or untidy woman. [Obs. or Colloq.]

Trapes, v. i.

Definition: To go about in an idle or slatternly fashion; to trape; to traipse. [Colloq.] Thackeray.

TRAPE

Trape, v. i. Etym: [See Tramp, and cf. Traipse.]

Definition: To walk or run about in an idle or slatternly manner; to traipse. [Obs. or Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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