trestle
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trestle
- /ˈtɹɛsəl/
Rhymes with -ɛsəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English trestel, from Old French trestel (“crossbeam”) (French tréteau), from Latin trānstellum, diminutive of trānstrum.
noun 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. He turned the knob, but the door was locked. Retracing his steps past a vacant lot, the young man entered a shop where a colored man was employed in varnishing a coffin, which stood on two trestles in the middle of the floor.
- A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge.
- A trestle bridge.
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noun a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs
| Español | caballete |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 架台 kadai, 馬 uma, 脚立 kyatatsu |
| Français | tréteau |
| Deutsch | Bock, Auflagebock, Stützbock, Traverse, Arbeitsbock, Sägebock |
| Italiano | cavalletto, trespolo, capra |
| Русский | ко́злы kozly |
noun a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks
| 日本語 | 架台 kadai |
|---|---|
| Français | tréteau |
| Deutsch | Bock, Gestell, Untergestell, Auflagegestell, Tischgestell, Auflagebock |
| Italiano | capra, cavalletto |
noun a framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge
| 日本語 | 架台 kadai |
|---|---|
| Português | cavalete |
| Deutsch | Gerüst, Gerüstpfeiler, Trestle, Bock, Pfahljoch, Schragen |
| Italiano | intelaiatura, traliccio |
Talk about this word "trestle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trestle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. trestle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trestle "trestle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trestle.Cite this
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title = {trestle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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