trellis

[ trel-is ]

/ ˈtrɛl ɪs /

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noun

a frame or structure of latticework; lattice.

a framework of this kind used as a support for growing vines or plants.

a summerhouse, gazebo, arch, etc., made chiefly or completely of latticework.

Heraldry. a charge of bendlets overlying bendlets sinister, the whole being cloué at the crossings.

verb (used with object)

to furnish with a trellis.

to enclose in a trellis.

to train or support on a trellis.

to form into or like a trellis.

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Origin of trellis

1350–1400; Middle English trelis<Middle French (noun) <Late Latin trilīcius (for Latin trilīx) woven with three threads, equivalent to Latin tri-tri- + līci(um) thread + -us adj. suffix

Words nearby trellis

treillage, Treinta y Tres, Treitschke, trek, Trelawney, trellis, trellised, trelliswork, Trematoda, trematode, tremble

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How to use trellis in a sentence

Its three bay windows open expansively on to an abandoned garden, where trusting rabbits can sometimes be seen leaping through the trellises like figures in an ancient tapestry.
Rodin, a Cadaver, and the Scandal That Nearly Derailed Him|Erin Zaleski|November 19, 2021|The Daily Beast
Each of these so-called Canaries will also tow a sort of underwater trellis made of steel wire, known as the Tadpole, tethering together vases in which giant bladder kelp can grow.
Companies hoping to grow carbon-sucking kelp may be rushing ahead of the science|James Temple|September 19, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The fatigued Paradise Guest House sign was washed-out and the wide front porch with its handcrafted trellis lusted for paint.
Paradise lost: Remembering the popular Rehoboth men’s guest house|James Sears|September 2, 2021|Washington Blade
A few weeks ago I was balancing precariously on a chair in my backyard, hanging a shimmering side of trout from a wooden trellis so it could dry in the cool air.
To Combat Cooking Burnout, Do It All at Once|Elazar Sontag|January 14, 2021|Eater

But the “head-trained” (as opposed to snaked into a wire trellis) vines in Lodi, Calif., are anywhere from 40 to 100 years old.
An Idiot’s Guide to New Year’s Wine|Winston Ross|December 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Neither are there any terraces and verandahs adorned with elegant trellis-work and flowers, as there are in other warm countries.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
Black Hood took to a stout iron trellis, climbed quickly to the second story where he found a bedroom window open.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
She leaned close to the trellis, and parting the sprays of clematis that covered it looked into a corner of the room.
Summer|Edith Wharton
In the mosque stands a plain sarcophagus, surrounded by a marble trellis-work.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
I stepped into the house straightway, and told Hard Cider to order the trellis lumber for me.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton

British Dictionary definitions for trellis

trellis

/ (ˈtrɛlɪs) /

noun

a structure or pattern of latticework, esp one used to support climbing plants

an arch made of latticework

verb (tr)

to interweave (strips of wood, etc) to make a trellis

to provide or support with a trellis

Derived forms of trellis

trellis-like, adjective

Word Origin for trellis

C14: from Old French treliz fabric of open texture, from Late Latin trilīcius woven with three threads, from Latin tri- + līcium thread

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