treillage

[ trey-lij; French tre-yazh ]

noun

1. latticework; a lattice or trellis.

treillage

/ ˈtreɪlɪdʒ /

noun

1. latticework; trellis

Word History and Origins

Origin of treillage¹

1690–1700; < French, equivalent to treille vine-arbor, trellis (< Latin trichila; compare Medieval Latin trelia ) + -age -age

Word History and Origins

Origin of treillage¹

C17: from French, from Old French treille bower, from Latin trichila ; see -age

Example Sentences

M. Blanc describes lace as a “treillage” or network, and says it is made in three ways.

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Breakfasted with Gell in his Boschetto Gellio under a treillage of vines, and surrounded by fruits and flowers.

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One shed shelters an entire semicircle of treillage, pure Louis XV., an exquisite example of a lost art.

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Related Words

• arbor
• lattice