treillage

See also: treillagé

English

Etymology

From French treillage. See trellis.

Noun

treillage (plural treillages)

1. (horticulture) latticework for supporting vines, etc.; an espalier; a trellis.
   • 1863 February 21, “The Spectator”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     admire the treillage

   • October 23, 1778, Horace Walpole, letter to the Hon. H. S. Conway

     I shall plant the roses against my treillage to-morrow.

References

• “treillage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• agrellite

French

Etymology

From Old French treille +‎ -age, from Latin trichila (“arbor, bower”). Equivalent to treille +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁɛ.jaʒ/ ~ /tʁe.jaʒ/

• Audio:

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Noun

treillage m (plural treillages)

1. trellis

Verb

treillage

1. inflection of treillager:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “treillage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.