treillage
[ trey-lij; French tre-yazh ]
/ ˈtreɪ lɪdʒ; French trɛˈyaʒ /
noun
latticework; a lattice or trellis.
Origin of treillage
1690–1700; < French, equivalent to
treille vine-arbor, trellis (< Latin
trichila; compare Medieval Latin
trelia) +
-age
-age
Words nearby treillage
trefoil,
trefoil arch,
trefoil knot,
trehala,
trehalose,
treillage,
treinta y tres,
treitschke,
trek,
trelawney,
trellis
Example sentences from the Web for treillage
One shed shelters an entire semicircle of treillage, pure Louis XV., an exquisite example of a lost art.
The Ways of Men |Eliot GregoryBreakfasted with Gell in his Boschetto Gellio under a treillage of vines, and surrounded by fruits and flowers.
The Greville Memoirs |Charles C. F. GrevilleM. Blanc describes lace as a “treillage” or network, and says it is made in three ways.
Needlework As Art |Marian Alford
British Dictionary definitions for treillage
treillage
/ (ˈtreɪlɪdʒ) /
noun
latticework; trellis
Word Origin for treillage
C17: from French, from Old French
treille bower, from Latin
trichila; see
-age