I. ˈtrəs transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English to pack, load, bind, from Anglo-French trusser, trousser, from Vulgar Latin * torsare, from * torsus twisted — more at torsade
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : to secure tightly : bind
b. : to arrange for cooking by binding close the wings or legs of (a fowl)
2. : to support, strengthen, or stiffen by or as if by a truss
• truss·er noun
II. noun
Date: 13th century
1. : an iron band around a lower mast with an attachment by which a yard is secured to the mast
2.
a. : bracket 1
b. : an assemblage of members (as beams) forming a rigid framework
3. : a device worn to reduce a hernia by pressure
4. : a compact flower or fruit cluster