I. ˈtre-ləs noun
Etymology: Middle English trelis, from Anglo-French treleis, from Old French treille arbor, from Latin trichila summerhouse
Date: 14th century
1. : a frame of latticework used as a screen or as a support for climbing plants
2. : a construction (as a summerhouse) chiefly of latticework
3. : an arrangement that forms or gives the effect of a lattice
a trellis of interlacing streams
• trel·lised ˈtre-ləst adjective
[
trellis 1
]
II. transitive verb
Date: 15th century
1. : to provide with a trellis ; especially : to train (as a vine) on a trellis
2. : to cross or interlace on or through : interweave