truss

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /tɹʌs/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /tɹʊs/ Rhymes: -ʌs === Etymology 1 === From Middle English trusse, from Old French trousse, torse, from Vulgar Latin *torsus, variant of Classical Latin tortus, past participle of torqueō. Doublet of torse and trousse. ==== Noun ==== truss (plural trusses) A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place. (architecture) A structure made up of one or more triangular units made from straight beams of wood or metal, which is used to support a structure as in a roof or bridge. (architecture) A triangular bracket. An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load. (obsolete) A bundle; a package. (historical) A padded jacket or dress worn under armour, to protect the body from the effects of friction. (historical) Part of a woman's dress; a stomacher. (botany) A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants. (nautical) The rope or iron used to keep the centre of a yard to the mast. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English trussen, from Old French trousser. ==== Verb ==== truss (third-person singular simple present trusses, present participle trussing, simple past and past participle trussed) (transitive) To tie up a bird before cooking it. (transitive) To secure or bind with ropes. (transitive) To support. To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon. To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces. (slang, archaic) To execute by hanging; to hang; usually with up. Synonyms: string up, tuck up; see also Thesaurus:kill by hanging ===== Derived terms ===== truss up trussed up ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === Rusts, rusts, sturs == Latgalian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Belarusian трусь (trusʹ). Cognates include Latvian trusis and Lithuanian triušis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtrusʲsʲ] Hyphenation: truss === Noun === truss m rabbit ==== Declension ==== === References === Nicole Nau (2011), A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 23