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Cistercian Order, which was established by Armand de Rancé in 1660 at the monastery of La Trappe in Normandy. Extreme austerity characterizes their discipline. They were introduced permanently into the United States in 1848, and have monasteries in Iowa and Kentucky.

Of or performance to trap; resembling trap, or partaking of its form or qualities; trappy.

Trappings for a horse. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Same as Trappous.

Small or portable articles for dress, furniture, or use; goods; luggage; things. [Colloq.]

A stick used in playing the game of trapball; hence, fig., a slender leg. Addison.

To entrap; to insnare. [Obs.] Grafton.

A kind of movable dam, in one form consisting of two leaves resting against each other at the top when raised and folding down one over the other when lowered, for deepening shallow parts in a river.

To draw into, or catch in, a trap; to insnare; to circumvent. Gower.

A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses. No blackstrap to-night; switchel, or ginger pop. Judd.

A genus of herbaceous plants (Tribulus) of the order Zygophylleæ, having a hard several-celled fruit, armed with stout spines, and resembling the military instrument of the same name. The species grow in warm countries, and are often very annoying to cattle.

A charm; an incantation; a shell; a trick; adroit mischief. [Written also cantraip.] [Scot.]

A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.

A contrivance for clapping in theaters. [Obs.]

Pertaining to the sending of two messages in opposite directions at the same time.

A placing over against; opposite position. [Obs.] F. Potter.

A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully. [Colloq. or Dial.] -- Con*trap"tious (#), a.

Pertaining to, or according to the rules of, counterpoint.

One skilled in counterpoint. L. Mason.

See 4th Trap, 5.