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trellis

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trel·lis  (trls)
n.
1. A structure of open latticework, especially one used as a support for vines and other creeping plants.
2. An arbor or arch made of latticework.
tr.v. trel·lised, trel·lis·ing, trel·lis·es
1. To provide with a trellis, especially to train (a vine) on a trellis.
2. To make (something) in the form of a trellis.

[Middle English trelis, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *trilcius, from Latin trilx, trilc-, woven with three threads : tri-, tri- + lcium, thread.]

trellis [ˈtrɛlɪs]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) a structure or pattern of latticework, esp one used to support climbing plants
2. an arch made of latticework
vb (tr)
1. to interweave (strips of wood, etc.) to make a trellis
2. to provide or support with a trellis
[from Old French treliz fabric of open texture, from Late Latin trilīcius woven with three threads, from Latin tri- + līcium thread]
trellis-like  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.trellistrellis - latticework used to support climbing plants
espalier - a trellis on which ornamental shrub or fruit tree is trained to grow flat
fretwork, latticework, lattice - framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
Verb1.trellistrellis - train on a trellis, as of a vine    
train - cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it; "train the vine"

trellis
noun framework, mesh, grille, lattice, tracery, latticework, espalier, trelliswork Sweet peas can be trained to grow up a trellis.
Translations
trellis [ˈtrelɪs] Nespaldera f, enrejado m (Bot) → espaldera f, espaldar m
trellis [ˈtrɛlɪs] ntreillis m, treillage m
trellis
nGitter nt; (for plants also) → Spalier nt
vt (= furnish with trellis)mit einem Gitter or Spalier versehen; vines etcam Spalier ziehen
trellis [ˈtrɛlɪs] ngraticcio; (arched) → pergola
trellis [ˈtrɛlɪs] ngraticcio; (arched) → pergola


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She stood on the front veranda as he quitted the house, and absently picked a few sprays of jessamine that grew upon a trellis near by.
A peach - a blushing, rich-flavored fruit, nestling in the trellis work on the garden- wall, hidden beneath its long, green leaves, - this little vegetable production, that a dormouse would nibble up without a thought, was sufficient to recall to the memory of this great monarch the mournful shade of the last surintendant of France.
It was a long, roomy, one-storied villa, with a not unpicturesque combination of deep veranda and trellis work, which relieved the flat monotony of the interior and the barrenness of the freshly- cleared ground.
 
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