Noun

(en noun)

A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement.

A small piece of mail, providing some protection where two plates of armor are joined, usually at the elbows, under the shoulders, and behind the knees.

(machinery) A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; especially, the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler.

(heraldiccharge) An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.

(roofing) A large flat metal piece wider than the valley to help prevent build-up at the base of the valley, either from debris or ice dam formations.

Noun

(trusses)

A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.

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, year=2008 , author=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , title=Professional Guide to Diseases , chapter=4 , isbn=0781778999 , page=280 , passage=A truss may keep the abdominal contents from protruding into the hernial sac; however, this won't cure the hernia.}}

(architecture) A structure made up of one or more triangular units made from straight beams of wood or metal, which is used to support a structure as in a roof or bridge.

(architecture) A triangular bracket.

An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load.

(obsolete) A bundle; a package.

* Spenser

bearing a truss of trifles at his back

(historical) A padded jacket or dress worn under armour, to protect the body from the effects of friction.

* Drayton

Puts off his palmer's weed unto his truss , which bore / The stains of ancient arms.

(historical) Part of a woman's dress; a stomacher.

(botany) A tuft of flowers formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.

(nautical) The rope or iron used to keep the centre of a yard to the mast.