tram
verb
- to haul in a tram or over a tramway
noun
- public transport vehicle running on rails predominantly located on streets
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /tɹæm/ / /tɹam/ / /tɹɛm/
noun
Etymology: From Spanish trama, or French trame (“weft”). Doublet of trama.
- A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.
“The two types of silk of greatest interest to the hand weaver are known as Organzine and Tram. Organzine is a warp silk and is made from two or more single threads twisted together in the opposite direction from the original twist. Tram is a weft silk and it is made from two or more singles lightly twisted together.”
“Analysis of the seventeenth-century damask revealed that both its warp and weft were silk filaments; the organzine warp was dyed a dark blue and the tram silk of the weft was a somewhat lighter blue.”
verb
Etymology: From Spanish trama, or French trame (“weft”). Doublet of trama.
- To weave in this manner.