Trammel

TRAM-uhl (/ˈtræm əl/)

a restraint or hindrance to free action.

“Turns out a single painted stripe can be a trammel on chaos when birds and blades share airspace.”

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cautious; careful; wary.

dreamlike.

interchangeable; replaceable with something equivalent.

an objection or expression of doubt.

a word or phrase formed by literally translating the elements of another language.

to form a mosaic pattern of repeated shapes fitting together without gaps.