trapping

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɹæpɪŋ/ Rhymes: -æpɪŋ === Etymology 1 === From trap. ==== Verb ==== trapping present participle and gerund of trap ==== Noun ==== trapping (plural trappings) An instance of ensnaring something or someone. The capturing of furbearing animals in traps so as to harvest them for their pelts. Coordinate term: hunting ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English trappyng, trappynge, from trap, trappe (“personal belongings, owndom, household goods”) (compare Middle English trappen (“to deck, caparison”)), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin trapus (“cloth”), from Frankish *traba, *trapa (“cloth, thread, rag”), from Proto-Germanic *trabō, *trafą, *trēb (“fringe, rags”), from Proto-Indo-European *drāp-, *drāb- (“rag”). Akin to Old High German traba (“fringe, tatters, thread”), Old Norse traf (“headscarf”). Compare Spanish trapo (“rag”). ==== Noun ==== trapping (plural trappings) An ornamental covering or harness for a horse; caparison. === See also === trappings