truss
/tɹʌs/ sustantivo C2En español: faja para hernia, cercha, entramado
- A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
- 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.
- A triangular bracket.
- 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.
- A padded jacket or dress worn under armour, to protect the body from the effects of friction.
- Part of a woman's dress; a stomacher.
- A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.
- The rope or iron used to keep the centre of a yard to the mast.
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