2. (Min.) Trapezohedral.

Trap"hole (?), n. (Mil.) See Trou-de-loup.

Trap"pe*an (?), a. [Cf. F. trappéen. See Trap a kind of rock.] (Min.)

Of or pertaining to trap; being of the nature of trap.

Trap"per (?), n. [From Trap to insnare.] 1. One who traps animals; one

who makes a business of trapping animals for their furs. W. Irving.

2. (Mining) A boy who opens and shuts a trapdoor in a gallery or level.

Raymond.

Trap"pings (?), n. pl. [From Trap to dress with ornaments.] 1. That

which serves to trap or adorn; ornaments; dress; superficial

decorations.

Trappings of life, for ornament, not use.

Dryden.

These but the trappings and the suits of woe.

Shak.

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