truss

A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.

(architecture) A structure made up of one or more triangular units made from straight beams of wood or metal, which is used to support a structure as in a roof or bridge.

(architecture) A triangular bracket.

An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load.

(obsolete) A bundle; a package.

(historical) A padded jacket or dress worn under armour, to protect the body from the effects of friction.

(historical) Part of a woman's dress; a stomacher.

(botany) A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.

(nautical) The rope or iron used to keep the centre of a yard to the mast.