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Meaning
Noun
●
A
bandage
and
belt
used to
hold
a
hernia
in place.
●
In 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.
●
In 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.
●
A
bundle
; a package.
●
A
padded
jacket
or
dress
worn
under
armour
, to
protect
the body from the effects of friction.
●
Part of a woman's
dress
; a stomacher.
●
In Botany:
A
tuft
of
flowers
or
cluster
of
fruits
formed
at the
top
of the main
stem
of certain plants.
●
In Nautical:
The
rope
or
iron
used to keep the
centre
of a
yard
to the mast.
Verb
●
To
tie up
a
bird
before
cooking
it.
●
To
secure
or
bind
with ropes.
●
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
brace
s.
●
To
execute
by
hang
ing; to
hang
; usually with up.
Name
●
A
surname
from Old French.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
truss
English
trousse
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
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