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truss

noun
/tɹʌs/UK/tɹʊs/

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from tortus
  2. derived from *torsus✻
  3. derived from trousse
  4. inherited from trusse

Definitions

  1. A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.

    • A truss may keep the abdominal contents from protruding into the hernial sac; however, this won't cure the hernia.

  2. A structure made up of one or more triangular units made from straight beams of wood or…

    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.

    • The weight of the wrought-ironwork in each of the trusses is 460 tons, inclusive of the longitudinal and cross girders weighing 130 tons.

  3. A triangular bracket.

  4. ›+ 13 more definitions

    1. An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old…

      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.

    2. A bundle

      A bundle; a package.

      • bearing a truss of trifles at his back

    3. A padded jacket or dress worn under armour, to protect the body from the effects of…

      A padded jacket or dress worn under armour, to protect the body from the effects of friction.

      • Puts off his palmer's weed unto his truss, which bore / The stains of ancient arms.

    4. Part of a woman's dress

      Part of a woman's dress; a stomacher.

    5. A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain…

      A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.

    6. The rope or iron used to keep the centre of a yard to the mast.

    7. To tie up a bird before cooking it.

    8. To secure or bind with ropes.

      • Very largely haue I inueighed againſt this vice [gluttony] elſvvhere, vvherefore heere I vvill truſſe it vp more ſurcinct;^([sic – meaning succinct]) […]

    9. To support.

    10. To take fast hold of

      To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.

      • who trussing me as eagle doth his prey

    11. To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.

    12. To execute by hanging

      To execute by hanging; to hang; usually with up.

      • If they must truss me, I will repent of nothing

    13. A surname from Old French.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA