trapping

1 of 2

noun

trap·​ping ˈtra-ping 

1

trappings plural : outward signs

… conventional men with all the trappings … of banality.

—Robert Plank

2

trappings plural : outward decoration or dress : ornamental equipment

3

: caparison sense 1

—usually plural

trapping

2 of 2

present participle of trap entry 2, trap entry 4

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from gerund of trappen — more at trap

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Rhymes for trapping

• capping
• clapping
• flapping
• lapping
• mapping
• napping
• rapping
• sapping
• scrapping
• slapping
• snapping
• strapping