trapeze

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Ned Gray spent his spare time on the horizontal bars or the trapeze, and Hans Dunnerwust tried his hand at everything, making sport for the spectators Among the plebes there were two lads who seemed all-round athletes.

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  1. noun A short horizontal bar suspended from two parallel ropes, used for gymnastic exercises or for acrobatic stunts.
  2. noun An article of women's clothing, such as a jacket, dress, or coat, that is cut so as to hang down from the shoulders and swing out and away around the hips and legs.

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  • She had admired the work of circus performers in the big top--trapeze and tight-wire artists who did amazing things. —  011 - Brand of the Werewolf
  • Smitty turned to indicate the trapeze, and the Little Fool ran his eyes all over Smitty's body. —  Sock
  • I sat with it on for about 15 minutes and while not quite ready to tackle the trapeze, I really felt it take the strain out of my lower back. —  MyAppleMenu
  • Colleagues said they'd been asked whether they'd rather be a snake handler or a trapeze artist. —  Joanne Jacobs
  • There was a mini-trapeze, silk ropes dangling ominously from the ceiling, and an elaborate harness system rigged up for beginners to learn tricky aerial moves. —  [redacted]
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  1. French trapèze, from Late Latin trapezium, trapezoid; see trapezium.

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  1. from French trapèze =Spanish trapecio =Portuguese trapezio, from Latin trapezium, from Greek τραπέζιον, a trapezium: see trapezium.
 

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