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truss¹
- /tɹʌs/ UK, US
- /tɹʊs/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌs
Where it comes from
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 trusses
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. bearing a truss of trifles at his back
- 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.
- Part of a woman's dress; a stomacher.
- A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.
- The rope or iron used to keep the centre of a yard to the mast.
truss²
- /tɹʌs/ UK, US
- /tɹʊs/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌs
Where it comes from
From Middle English trussen, from Old French trousser.
verb trusses · trussing · trussed
- To tie up a bird before cooking it.
- 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]) […]
- To support.
- To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon. who trussing me as eagle doth his prey
- To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.
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To execute by hanging; to hang; usually with up.
If they must truss me, I will repent of nothing
Similar: string up, tuck up, forhang, Guy Fawkes, hang, ketch, send to the scaffold, scrag, stretch, truss
Truss³
Where it comes from
From Old French trousse (“bundle, pack”), a metonymic occupational surname for a peddler.
proper noun Trusses
- A surname from Old French. In her speech to the Atlantic Council, Truss will say: “Putin has launched a full-frontal assault not just on the Ukrainian people, but also on the very foundation of our societies and the rules by which we coexist – sovereignty, democracy, the UN charter.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bind, tie down, tie up, corbel, bandage, mesh, tie, farm, lattice, beam, jacket, girder, spere, firm, grid, beams
Translations
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noun bandage and belt
| Español | faja para hernia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탈장대 taljangdae |
| Français | bandage herniaire |
| Deutsch | Bruchband |
| Italiano | cinto, cinto erniario |
| Русский | банда́ж bandáž |
noun framework of beams
| Español | cercha, entramado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | トラス torasu |
| 中文 | 桁架 héngjià |
| Português | treliça |
| Français | treillis, structure triangulée |
| Deutsch | Fachwerkträger, Fachwerk, Dachstuhl, Dachwerk, Dachtragwerk, Traverse |
| Italiano | struttura reticolare |
| Русский | фе́рма férma |
noun architecture: triangular bracket
| Español | entramado |
|---|
noun farming measurement
| Deutsch | Garbe |
|---|
noun historical: part of a woman's dress; a stomacher
| Deutsch | Leibbinde, Bauchbinde |
|---|
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title = {truss},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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