TREILLAGE

trellis, treillage

(noun) latticework used to support climbing plants

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

treillage (plural treillages)

latticework for supporting vines, etc.; an espalier; a trellis.

Anagrams

• agrellite

Source: Wiktionary


Treil"lage, n. Etym: [F. treillage. See Trellis.]

Definition: Latticework for supporting vines, etc.; an espalier; a trellis. Spectator. I shall plant the roses against my treillage to-morrow. Walpole.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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