truss (tr s)n. 1. Medicine A supportive device, usually a pad with a belt, worn to prevent enlargement of a hernia or the return of a reduced hernia. 2. a. A rigid framework, as of wooden beams or metal bars, designed to support a structure, such as a roof. b. Architecture A bracket. 3. Something gathered into a bundle; a pack. 4. Nautical An iron fitting by which a lower yard is secured to a mast. 5. Botany A compact cluster of flowers at the end of a stalk. tr.v. trussed, truss·ing, truss·es 1. To tie up or bind tightly. 2. To bind or skewer the wings or legs of (a fowl) before cooking. 3. To support or brace with a truss. [Middle English trusse, bundle, from Old French trousse, from torser, trousser, to truss, possibly from Vulgar Latin *tors  re, from *torsus, variant of Latin tortus, past participle of torqu re, to twist; see terkw- in Indo-European roots.] |
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