trestel

Middle English

Alternative forms

• trestall, trestell, trestille, trestle, trestul, trestull, trestyll, tristell, tristil, trostel, trostell, trystoll, trystyll

Etymology

From Old French trestel; equivalent to trest +‎ -el (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɛstɛl/, /ˈtrɛstəl/, /ˈtrist-/, /ˈtrɔst-/

Noun

trestel (plural tresteles)

1. trestle, sawhorse
2. support, framework (beam structure)
3. trivet, tripod

Descendants

• English: trestle

References

• “trestel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.