Tressel

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tressel \Tres"sel\, n.
     A trestle.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Trestle \Tres"tle\, n. [OF. trestel, tresteay, F. tr['e]teau;
     probably from L. transtillum a little crossbeam, dim. of
     transtrum a crossbeam. Cf. {Transom}.] [Written also
     {tressel}.]
     1. A movable frame or support for anything, as scaffolding,
        consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece,
        and forming a sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters,
        masons, and other workmen; also, a kind of framework of
        strong posts or piles, and crossbeams, for supporting a
        bridge, the track of a railway, or the like.
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     2. The frame of a table.
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     {Trestle board}, a board used by architects, draughtsmen, and
        the like, for drawing designs upon; -- so called because
        commonly supported by trestles.
  
     {Trestle bridge}. See under {Bridge}, n.
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