truss
nounA supportive device, usually a pad with a belt, worn to prevent enlargement of a hernia or the return of a reduced hernia.
nounA rigid framework, as of wooden beams or metal bars, designed to support a structure, such as a roof.
nounAn architectural bracket.
nounSomething gathered into a bundle; a pack.
nounAn iron fitting by which a lower yard is secured to a mast.
nounA compact cluster of flowers at the end of a stalk.
transitive verbTo tie up or bind tightly.
transitive verbTo bind or skewer the wings or legs of (a fowl) before cooking.
transitive verbTo support or brace with a truss.