tra|peze

tra|peze
tra|peze «tra PEEZ», noun.
1. a short, horizontal bar hung by ropes like a swing, used in performing acrobatic stunts and exercises in gymnasiums and circuses.
2. Geometry. a trapezium.
3. a loose, unbelted dress that flares from the shoulders to the hem: »

Araminta is glimpsed through the rain wearing her off-the-peg trapeze in a giant cabbage rose print (Punch).

[< French trapèze < Late Latin trapezium < Greek trapézion an irregular quadrilateral; small table (diminutive) < trápeza table < tetra- four + péza foot. See etym. of doublet trapezium. (Cf.trapezium)]

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  • trapeze — tra|peze [trəˈpi:z US træ ] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: trapèze, from Modern Latin trapezium; TRAPEZIUM] a short bar hanging from two ropes high above the ground, used by ↑acrobats …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • trapeze — tra|peze [ trə piz ] noun count a short bar that hangs on two ropes from a high ceiling, used by performers in a CIRCUS: a trapeze artist …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • trapeze — tra•peze [[t]træˈpiz[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]trə [/t]] n. spo an apparatus, used in gymnastics and acrobatics, consisting of a short horizontal bar attached to the ends of two suspended ropes • Etymology: 1860–65; < F trapèze, lit., trapezium …   From formal English to slang

  • trapezial — traˈpēzēəl sometimes trəˈp adjective : of or relating to a trapezium or trapezius …   Useful english dictionary

  • Iambic pentameter — is a type of meter that is used in poetry and drama. It describes a particular rhythm that the words establish in each line. That rhythm is measured in small groups of syllables; these small groups of syllables are called feet . The word iambic… …   Wikipedia

  • Trapeze — Tra*peze , n. [Cf. F. trap[ e]ze.] 1. (Geom.) A trapezium. See {Trapezium}, 1. [1913 Webster] 2. A swinging horizontal bar, suspended at each end by a rope; used by gymnasts. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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