trestel

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === trestall, trestell, trestille, trestle, trestul, trestull, trestyll, tristell, tristil, trostel, trostell, trystoll, trystyll === Etymology === From Old French trestel; equivalent to trest +‎ -el (diminutive suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtrɛstɛl/, /ˈtrɛstəl/, /ˈtrist-/, /ˈtrɔst-/ === Noun === trestel (plural tresteles) trestle, sawhorse support, framework (beam structure) trivet, tripod ==== Descendants ==== English: trestle ==== References ==== “trestel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.