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To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by artificial means. "Insnare a gudgeon." Fenton.

Being between petioles. Cf. Intrapetiolar.

A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand, was attached when used. See Illust. of Falcon. Like a hawk, which feeling freed From bells and jesses which did let her flight. Spenser.

r coupling shafting. See under Universal. -- Joint hinge, a hinge having long leaves; a strap hinge. -- Joint splice, a reënforce at a joint, to sustain the parts in their true relation. -- Joint stool. (a) A stool consisting of jointed parts; a folding stool. Shak. (b) A block for supporting the end of a piece at a…

An inclosure constructed to entrap wild elephants; an elephant trap. [India]

A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap.

rence to authority. -- Lance bucket (Cavalry), a socket attached to a saddle or stirrup strap, in which to rest the but of a lance. -- Lance corporal, same as Lancepesade. -- Lance knight, a lansquenet. B. Jonson. -- Lance snake (Zoöl.), the fer-de-lance. -- Stink-fire lance (Mil.), a kind of fuse filled with a co…

A strap used to fasten together parts of armor, to hold the shield by, and the like. Fairholt.

To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog. [Low]

A strap for tightening a saddle girth. [Western U. S. & Sp. Amer.]

A cord or strap for leading a dog. Sir W. Scott.

A weel or wicker trap for fish. [Prov. Eng.]

A mineral having a glassy fracture, occurring in translucent trapezohedral crystals. It is a silicate of alumina and potash. It is found in the volcanic rocks of Italy, especially at Vesuvius.

The trapezohedron or tetragonal trisoctahedron; -- so called as being the form of the mineral leucite.

Like a bandage, or strap; strap-shaped.

A strap-shaped corolla of flowers of Compositæ.

Shaped like the tongue or a strap; ligulate.

Having the form of a thong or strap; ligulate.

(Mach.), a bolt terminating in a long, flat extension which takes the place of a head; a strap bolt.

One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to pilfer, or to betray or entrap; a poacher.