EGAVE

truss

About 1.29 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun A triangular bracket.
  4. noun 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.
  5. noun A bundle; a package.
  6. noun A padded jacket or dress worn under armour, to protect the body from the effects of friction.
  7. noun Part of a woman's dress; a stomacher.
  8. noun A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.

Similar words

bind tie down tie up corbel bandage mesh tie farm lattice beam

Often followed by

is of and in with members shown bridge to

Word family

trussed trusser trussers trusses trussing

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