Lexic.us

Definition of Truss

1. Verb. Tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it.

2. Noun. (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure.

3. Verb. Secure with or as if with ropes. "They want to truss the prisoners "; "Tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"

4. Noun. A framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure.

5. Verb. Support structurally. "Trussed bridges"

6. Noun. (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent).

Definition of Truss

1. n. A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass.

2. v. t. To bind or pack close; to make into a truss.

Definition of Truss

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

2. Noun. A framework of beams forming a rigid structure. ¹

3. Noun. (architecture) A triangular bracket. ¹

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. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To tie up a bird before cooking it. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To secure or bind with ropes. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To support. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Truss

1. to secure tightly [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Medical Definition of Truss

1. 1. A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass. "Bearing a truss of trifles at his back." (Spenser) A truss of hay in England is 56 lbs. Of old and 60 lbs. Of new hay; a truss of straw is 36 lbs. 2. A padded jacket or dress worn under armor, to protect the body from the effects of friction; also, a part of a woman's dress; a stomacher. "Puts off his palmer's weed unto his truss, which bore The stains of ancient arms." (Drayton) 3. A bandage or apparatus used in cases of hernia, to keep up the reduced parts and hinder further protrusion, and for other purposes. 4. A tuft of flowers formed at the top of the main stalk, or stem, of certain plants. 5. The rope or iron used to keep the center of a yard to the mast. 6. An assemblage of members of wood or metal, supported at two points, and arranged to transmit pressure vertically to those points, with the least possible strain across the length of any member. Architectural trusses when left visible, as in open timber roofs, often contain members not needed for construction, or are built with greater massiveness than is requisite, or are composed in unscientific ways in accordance with the exigencies of style. Truss rod, a rod which forms the tension member of a trussed beam, or a tie rod in a truss. Origin: OE. Trusse, F. Trousse, OF. Also tourse; perhaps fr. L. Tryrsus stalk, stem. Cf. Thyrsus, Torso, Trousers, Trousseau. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Truss

trunks trunks of brachial plexus trunnel trunnels trunnion trunnioned trunnions trupial trupials truquage

truquages truqueur truqueurs truscottite trusion truss (current term) truss bridge trussed trusser trussers

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