trellised

[ trel-ist ]

/ ˈtrɛl ɪst /

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adjective Armor.

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

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Origin of trellised

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at trellis, -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM trellised

un·trel·lised, adjective

Words nearby trellised

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

How to use trellised in a sentence

Behind his ambuscade of trellised supports, he could come near enough to reach his hand through and touch his victim if he chose.
The Code of the Mountains|Charles Neville Buck
A little further on, they stopped before a trellised enclosure, inside which there were kennels, and also a red-tiled cottage.
Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2|Gustave Flaubert
It is a picturesque stone–gabled building, beautifully trellised with ivy, which has lost one of its original wings.
Warwickshire|Clive Holland
Salome followed Ruth to the trellised porch, where the clematis was hanging limp and damp, with drops from every tendril.
Salome|Emma Marshall

They went round by the vineyard; they stood at the gateway leading to the trellised passage.
Jasper Lyle|Harriet Ward