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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Truss \Truss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trussed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Trussing.] [F. trousser. See Truss, n.]
1. To bind or pack close; to tie up tightly; to make into a
truss. --Shak.
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It [his hood] was trussed up in his wallet.
--Chaucer.
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2. To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce
upon. [Obs.]
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Who trussing me as eagle doth his prey. --Spenser.
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3. To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of
a brace or braces.
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4. To skewer; to make fast, as the wings of a fowl to the
body in cooking it.
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5. To execute by hanging; to hang; -- usually with up.
[Slang.] --Sir W. Scott.
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To truss a person or To truss one's self, to adjust and
fasten the clothing of; especially, to draw tight and tie
the laces of garments. [Obs.] ``Enter Honeysuckle, in his
nightcap, trussing himself.'' --J. Webster (1607).
To truss up, to strain; to make close or tight.
Trussed beam, a beam which is stiffened by a system of
braces constituting a truss of which the beam is a chord.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Truss \Truss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trussed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Trussing.] [F. trousser. See Truss, n.]
1. To bind or pack close; to make into a truss. --Shak.
It [his hood] was trussed up in his wallet.
--Chaucer.
2. To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce
upon. [Obs.]
Who trussing me as eagle doth his prey. --Spenser.
3. To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of
a brace or braces.
4. To skewer; to make fast, as the wings of a fowl to the
body in cooking it.
5. To execute by hanging; to hang; -- usually with up.
[Slang.] --Sir W. Scott.
To truss a person or one's self, to adjust and fasten the
clothing of; especially, to draw tight and tie the laces
of garments. [Obs.] ``Enter Honeysuckle, in his nightcap,
trussing himself.'' --J. Webster (1607).
To truss up, to strain; to make close or tight.
Trussed beam, a beam which is stiffened by a system of
braces constituting a truss of which the beam is a chord.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
trussed
adj : bound or secured closely; "the guard was found trussed up
with his arms and legs securely tied"; "a trussed
chicken" [syn: tied]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
trussed
vb.
(infl of en truss ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
trussed
vb.
(infl of en truss ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
trussed
vb.
(infl of en truss ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
trussed
vb.
(infl of en truss ed-form)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Trussed /tɹˈʌst/
مربوط
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
trussed /tɹˈʌst/
abgesprengt, verfacht , Fachwerk…
Note: Zimmerei
Synonym: truss frame …
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
trussed /tɹˈʌst/
verstärkt, beschlagen
see: truss sth., trussing, truss a barrel with hoops
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
trussed /tɹˈʌst/
zusammengebunden, gebündelt
Synonym: bound
see: bind sth., truss sth., binding, trussing
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
trussed /tɹˈʌst/
zusammengeschnürt, gefesselt
Synonym: trussed up
see: truss sb., truss up sb., trussing, trussing up
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
trussed /tɹˈʌst/
rešetkast
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