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• Trestle — Tres tle, n. [OF. trestel, tresteay, F. tr[ e]teau; 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Trestle board — Trestle Tres tle, n. [OF. trestel, tresteay, F. tr[ e]teau; 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Trestle bridge — Trestle Tres tle, n. [OF. trestel, tresteay, F. tr[ e]teau; 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• horse — Synonyms and related words: Al Borak, American trotter, Amytal, Amytal pill, Angora goat, Appaloosa, Arabian, Arctic fox, Barb, Barbary horse, Belgian, Belgian hare, Black Beauty, Caffre cat, Citation, Cleveland Bay, Demerol, Dolophine, French… …   Moby Thesaurus

• trestle — Synonyms and related words: L, branch, buck, cable railway, clotheshorse, cog railway, el, electric railway, elevated, elevated railway, embankment, feeder, feeder line, gravity operated railway, horse, horse railway, junction, light railroad,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• horse — horseless, adj. horselike, adj. /hawrs/, n., pl. horses, (esp. collectively) horse, v., horsed, horsing, adj. n. 1. a large, solid hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties …   Universalium

• horse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. equine; stallion, mare, colt, filly, foal, gelding; steed, mount; trotter, pacer, hackney; nag, hack, pony, charger, courser; dobbin, jennet; cavalry; sawhorse; bronco, mustang, cayuse; Arab. See… …   English dictionary for students

• horse — [[t]hɔrs[/t]] n. pl. hors•es, (esp. collectively)horse, 1) mam a large, solid hoofed, herbivorous mammal, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in numerous varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads and for riding 2)… …   From formal English to slang

• horse — n 1. equine, Sl. hoss, pony, Sl. critter, mount, steed, Literary. courser; outlaw, Sl. bronc, bronco, bucking bronco, Sl. sunfisher; mustang, cow pony, cutting horse, range horse, U.S. cayuse; galloper, racer, race horse, bangtail, stake horse;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• trestle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. [saw]horse; bridge. See connection, support. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. horse, stool, frame, support, approach …   English dictionary for students

• trestle — also tressel noun Etymology: Middle English trestel, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *trastellum, from Latin transtillum, diminutive of transtrum traverse beam, from trans across more at through Date: 13th century 1. a braced frame serving… …   New Collegiate Dictionary