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trellis definition

trel·lis (trelis)

noun

  1. 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
  2. a bower, archway, etc. of this

Etymology: ME trelis < OFr treliz < VL *trilicius, coarse cloth < L trilix, triple-twilled (see drill): infl. by OFr treille, arbor: see treillage

transitive verb

  1. to furnish with, or train on, a trellis
  2. to cross or interweave like a trellis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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