Значение

• Noun

  1. A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
  2. 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.
  3. A triangular bracket.
  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.
  5. (obsolete) A bundle; a package.
  6. A padded jacket or dress worn under armour, to protect the body from the effects of friction.
  7. Part of a woman's dress; a stomacher.
  8. A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.
  9. The rope or iron used to keep the centre of a yard to the mast.

• Verb