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trestle

/tˈɹesəl/TREH-suhl
/tˈɹɛsəl/TREH-suhl

Meaninga small crossbeam

Common meaning: a supporting frame for a table or platform

Journey through time

  1. Latinzranstillum‘a small crossbeam’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsa small crossbeam → a support frametrestel‘a support frame’source
  3. Englishtrestle‘a supporting frame for a table or platform’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin zranstillum ‘a small crossbeam’.

Roots

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