Trellis Definition
trĕlĭs
trellises
noun
trellises
A structure of thin strips, esp. of wood, crossing each other in an open pattern of squares, diamonds, etc., on which vines or other creeping plants are trained; lattice.
Webster's New World
An arbor or arch made of latticework.
American Heritage
A bower, archway, etc. of this.
Webster's New World
An outdoor garden frame which can be used for partitioning a common area.
Wiktionary
(computing theory) A kind of graph used in communication theory and encryption.
Wiktionary
verb
trellises
To furnish with, or train on, a trellis.
Webster's New World
To cross or interweave like a trellis.
Webster's New World
To cause or allow (a vine, for example) to grow on a trellis.
American Heritage
Origin of Trellis
Middle English trelis from Old French from Vulgar Latin trilīcius from Latin trilīx trilīc- woven with three threads tri- tri- līcium thread
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English trelis, from Anglo-Norman treleis, from Old French treille (“arbor"), from Latin trichila (“arbor", "summer house")
From Wiktionary
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