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noun (trusses)
  1. A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
  2. A framework of beams forming a rigid structure.
  3. A triangular bracket in architecture.
  4. 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.
Translations: 
  • Italian: Struttura reticolare
    (trans-bottom)
    (trans-top, triangular bracket in architecture) (trans-bottom)
Etymology: From trousse.


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