Associations to the word «Trapeze»

Wiktionary

TRAPEZE, noun. (archaic) A trapezium.
TRAPEZE, noun. A swinging horizontal bar, suspended at each end by a rope; — used by gymnasts.
TRAPEZE, verb. To swing on a trapeze
TRAPEZE ARTIST, noun. A gymnast who performs on a trapeze.
TRAPEZE ARTISTS, noun. Plural of trapeze artist
TRAPEZE DRESS, noun. A woman's dress with a trapezoid shape, widening towards the waist and legs.
TRAPEZE DRESSES, noun. Plural of trapeze dress

Dictionary definition

TRAPEZE, noun. A swing used by circus acrobats.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats