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truss
[ truhs ]
/ trʌs /
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verb (used with object)
noun
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Origin of truss
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English verb trussen, from Old French tr(o)usser, variant of torser, probably from unattested Vulgar Latin torsāre, derivative of unattested torsus, for Latin tortus, past participle of torquere “to twist, wind, wrap”; Middle English noun trosse, trus, trusse “bundle,” from Old French trousse, torse, derivative of torser
OTHER WORDS FROM truss
trusser, nounun·der·truss, verb (used with object)Words nearby truss
trunks, trunk show, trunnel, trunnion, Truro, truss, truss bridge, trussed, truss hoop, trussing, truss rod
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British Dictionary definitions for truss
truss
/ (trʌs) /
verb (tr)
noun
Derived forms of truss
trusser, nounWord Origin for truss
C13: from Old French trousse, from trousser, apparently from Vulgar Latin torciāre (unattested), from torca (unattested) a bundle, torch
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