truss

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secure with or as if with ropes
(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
(medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt
a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure
tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
support structurally
A bundle
A padded jacket or dress worn under armor, to protect the body from the effects of friction
A bandage or apparatus used in cases of hernia, to keep up the reduced parts and hinder further protrusion, and for other purposes
A tuft of flowers formed at the top of the main stalk, or stem, of certain plants
The rope or iron used to keep the center of a yard to the mast
An assemblage of members of wood or metal, supported at two points, and arranged to transmit pressure vertically to those points, with the least possible strain across the length of any member. Architectural trusses when left visible, as in open timber roofs, often contain members not needed for construction, or are built with greater massiveness than is requisite, or are composed in unscientific ways in accordance with the exigencies of style
To bind or pack close
To take fast hold of
To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces
To skewer
To execute by hanging
Residential area (city, town, village) in Czech Republic in Plzensky kraj

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