Definition of Tresle
Tres"tle (?), n. [OF. trestel,
tresteay, F. tréteau; 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.
2. The frame of a table.
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.
Tres"tle (?), n. [OF. trestel,
tresteay, F. tréteau; 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.
2. The frame of a table.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs (such as sawhorses)
- a framework used to support a railway bridge
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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