trestle

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English trestel, from Old French trestel (“crossbeam”) (French tréteau), from Latin trānstellum, diminutive of trānstrum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɹɛsəl/ Rhymes: -ɛsəl === Noun === trestle (plural trestles) A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses. A folding or fixed set of legs used to support a tabletop or planks. A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge. A trestle bridge. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === trestle bridge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Stelter, Stetler, letters, lettres, settler, sterlet, tetrels == Middle English == === Noun === trestle alternative form of trestel