trestle
English
/ˈtɹɛsəl/
noun
Definitions
- A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses.
- A folding or fixed set of legs used to support a tabletop or planks.
- A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge.
- A trestle bridge.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English trestel derived from Old French trestel (crossbeam).
Origin
Old French
trestel
Gloss
crossbeam
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- board English
- tree English
- trestleboard English
- trestled English
- trestletree English
- trestlework English
- trestling English
- work English
- transtillum Latin
- tréteau French
- trestel Middle English
- trestel Old French