treillage

treil·lage

[trey-lij; French tre-yazh]
noun
latticework; a lattice or trellis.

Origin:
1690–1700; < French, equivalent to treille vine-arbor, trellis (< Latin trichila; compare Medieval Latin trelia) + -age -age

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treillage (ˈtreɪlɪdʒ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
latticework; trellis
 
[C17: from French, from Old French treille bower, from Latin trichila; see -age]

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Treillage is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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