trellised

[ trel-ist ]

adjective

, Armor.

1. noting armor having diagonally crisscrossed strips of leather enframing metal plates, the whole being sewn to a flexible backing.

Other Words From

• un·trellised adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of trellised¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; trellis, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Behind his ambuscade of trellised supports, he could come near enough to reach his hand through and touch his victim if he chose.

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A little further on, they stopped before a trellised enclosure, inside which there were kennels, and also a red-tiled cottage.

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It is a picturesque stone–gabled building, beautifully trellised with ivy, which has lost one of its original wings.

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Salome followed Ruth to the trellised porch, where the clematis was hanging limp and damp, with drops from every tendril.

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They went round by the vineyard; they stood at the gateway leading to the trellised passage.

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