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Truss
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- 1 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."
- 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 (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) wordnet
- 3 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."
- 4 a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure wordnet
- 5 A triangular bracket.
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- 6 (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure wordnet
- 7 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.
- 8 A bundle; a package. obsolete
"bearing a truss of trifles at his back"
- 9 A padded jacket or dress worn under armour, to protect the body from the effects of friction. historical
"Puts off his palmer's weed unto his truss, which bore / The stains of ancient arms."
- 10 Part of a woman's dress; a stomacher. historical
- 11 A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.
- 12 The rope or iron used to keep the centre of a yard to the mast.
- 1 To tie up a bird before cooking it. transitive
- 2 support structurally wordnet
- 3 To secure or bind with ropes. transitive
- 4 secure with or as if with ropes wordnet
- 5 To support. transitive
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- 6 tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it wordnet
- 7 To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
"who trussing me as eagle doth his prey"
- 8 To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.
- 9 To execute by hanging; to hang; usually with up. archaic, slang
"If they must truss me, I will repent of nothing"
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.
From Middle English trussen, from Old French trousser.
From Old French trousse (“bundle, pack”), a metonymic occupational surname for a peddler.
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