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Truss

speaker
speaker

Meaning

Noun

A
and
used to
a
in place.
In Architecture:
A structure
of one or more
made from
of
or
, which
support a structure
a
or bridge.
In Architecture:
A
bracket.
A
; a package.
A
or
under
, to
the body from the effects of friction.
Part of a woman's
; a stomacher.
In Botany:
A
of
or
of
at the
of the main
of certain plants.
In Nautical:
The
or
used to keep the
of a
to the mast.

Verb

To
a
before
it.
To
or
with ropes.
To support.
To take
of; to
and
; to
upon.
To
by
ing; to
; usually with up.

Name

A
from Old French.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

truss
English
arrow
trousse
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
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