TRUSS

I. transitive verb see: torsade Date: 13th century 1. to secure tightly ; bind , to arrange for cooking by binding close the wings or legs of (a fowl), to support, strengthen, or stiffen by or as if by a ~, ~er noun II. noun Date: 13th century an iron band around a lower mast with an attachment by which a yard is secured to the mast, 2. bracket 1, an assemblage of members (as beams) forming a rigid framework, a device worn to reduce a hernia by pressure, a compact flower or fruit cluster