trellis

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a framework or lattice of wood, metal, or another material used to support climbing plants

   A rose climbed the wooden trellis beside the garden gate.

2. 2
   noun

   latticework used as an architectural screen, partition, or decorative pattern

   The book cover was stamped with a gilt trellis design.

3. 3
   verb

   to support, train, enclose, or decorate with a trellis

   The gardener trellised the young vines along the sunny wall.

From Middle English trelis through Anglo-Norman and Old French forms meaning lattice or woven work, probably related to Latin trilix, 'three-threaded.' The structural term developed from interlaced fabric or lattice patterns.

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