Truss

Definitions

1. A surname from Old French.
2. A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
3. A structure made up of one or more triangular units made from straight beams of wood or metal, which is used to support a structure as in a roof or bridge.
4. A triangular bracket.
5. An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load.
6. A bundle; a package.
   obsolete
7. A padded jacket or dress worn under armour, to protect the body from the effects of friction.
   historical
8. Part of a woman's dress; a stomacher.
   historical
9. A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.
10. The rope or iron used to keep the centre of a yard to the mast.

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Examples

“A truss may keep⟳ the abdominal contents from protruding into the hernial sac; however, this won't cure the hernia.”

“The weight of the wrought-ironwork in each of the trusses is 460 tons, inclusive of the longitudinal and cross girders weighing 130 tons.”

“bearing a truss of trifles at his back”

“Puts off his palmer's weed unto his truss, which bore / The stains of ancient arms.”

“In her speech to the Atlantic Council, Truss will say⟳: “Putin has launched a full-frontal assault not just on the Ukrainian people, but also on the very foundation of our societies and the rules by which we coexist – sovereignty, democracy, the UN charter.”

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