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noun

a frame or structure of latticework; lattice.

a framework of this kind used as a support for growing vines or plants.

a summerhouse, gazebo, arch, etc., made chiefly or completely of latticework.

Heraldry. a charge of bendlets overlying bendlets sinister, the whole being cloué at the crossings.

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verb (used with object)

to furnish with a trellis.

to enclose in a trellis.

to train or support on a trellis.

to form into or like a trellis.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English trelis < Middle French (noun) < Late Latin trilīcius (for Latin trilīx) woven with three threads, equivalent to Latin tri- tri- + līci(um) thread + -us adj. suffix

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Make a sturdy trellis for tomatoes or beans out of locust or cedar branches.

The trellis underpinning such rosy reckonings is a booming world economy awash with cheap money.

Magenta blooms of fuchsia growing at the base of the trellis echo the red birdhouse above.

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Make a sturdy trellis for tomatoes or beans out of locust or cedar branches.

The trellis underpinning such rosy reckonings is a booming world economy awash with cheap money.

Magenta blooms of fuchsia growing at the base of the trellis echo the red birdhouse above.

The box is surrounded by that gorgeous steel trellis frame.

Vargas installed solar panels on his roof and on a trellis over his hot tub.

Another high trellis near the roofline of the house further defines the entrance.

The x's and o's of the trellis symbolize hugs and kisses.

Can be trained as a single-trunked tree or tied in place to cover arbor or trellis.

He had already finished building a trellis out of sections of television.

Espaliers are woody plants trained to grow flat against a trellis or other support.

Plant a few moonflowers about the garden to scramble up a fence or trellis.

And underneath the deck, he's going to install the same trellis material that's on the bottom staircase.

The backyard is perfect for relaxing with a stone patio and trellis.

The original rendering for the apartment house showed the balconies and roof trellis overflowing with greenery.

How to make a rustic garden trellis from sticks, stakes, and prunings.

Build a number of these trellis panels and attach them to the side.

After flourishing on the trellis beneath the eaves of the sun porch, its leaves suddenly wilted last spring.

The trellis doesn't have to be ruler-straight to be.

One of them is a miniature vineyard trellis suitable for a deck.

The front stoop still lacks the trellis he promised to build.

But escape is still possible by climbing out a window onto a rose trellis and tooling around in a tiny electric car.

Bougainvillea climbs a trellis and grows against the cliff that rises at the back of the garden.

Any official who bothered to read the trellis of pre-9/11 intelligence briefs.

Grow on trellis or on the ground as a trailing mound.

Photovoltaic panels on the roof and on a trellis make the house largely independent from the utility power grid.

John has lined the underside with a vinyl trellis and added railing where the deck meets the roof.

Use on posts or tall trellis in a location with full sun and good air circulation to prevent powdery mildew.

There's also a covered patio with a garden, and a trellis with a swing.

Hops are a vining plant so be sure to have some form of trellis or pole for them to grow upon.

Cage or stake plants or train them on a trellis if garden space is scarce.

Blue-green pots on the patio provide a cool counterpoint to a red trellis on the shed wall.

New planting beds direct guests to an entry path framed by terracotta planters and a trellis rising from low walls.

Before planting, install a trellis or other sturdy support for vines to climb.

Against a trellis beside a driveway in one garden, the women planted sweet peas.

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World English Dictionary

trellis (ˈtrɛlɪs)

—n
1.	a structure or pattern of latticework, esp one used to support climbing plants
2.	an arch made of latticework

—vb
3.	to interweave (strips of wood, etc) to make a trellis
4.	to provide or support with a trellis

[C14: from Old French treliz fabric of open texture, from Late Latin trilīcius woven with three threads, from Latin tri- + līcium thread]

'trellis-like

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

trellis

c.1400, "lattice, grating," from O.Fr. trelis, originally "sackcloth," from V.L. *trilicius, from L. trilicis, gen. of trilix "having three threads, triple-twilled," from tri- three + licium "thread." Cognate with Gk. trimitos. Sense extended in O.Fr. to things "woven" of iron, etc., which brought on

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infl. of O.Fr. treille "vine trellis," perhaps from L. trichila "bower, arbor," which is apparently from L. triclinium "couch extending round three sides of a table" (for reclining on at meals). Meaning "lattice used to support growing vines" is from 1513.

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Computing Dictionary

Trellis definition

1. An object-oriented language from the University of Karlsruhe(?) with static type-checking and encapsulation.
2. An object-oriented application development system from DEC, based on the Trellis language. (Formerly named Owl).
E-mail: Jerry Smith
["Persistent and Shared Objects in trellis/owl", P. O'Brien et al, Proc 1986 IEEE Workshop on Object-Oriented Database Systems, IEEE, NY 1986].

Encyclopedia Britannica

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trellis

framework on which trees and climbing plants are trained. It is usually constructed of long, narrow wood or metal slats that are crisscrossed to produce square or diamond-shaped spaces.

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