treillage

[ trey-lij; French tre-yazh ]

noun

1. latticework; a lattice or trellis.

treillage

/ ˈtreɪlɪdʒ /

noun

1. latticework; trellis

Word History and Origins

Origin of treillage¹

1690–1700; < French, equivalent to treille vine-arbor, trellis (< Latin trichila; compare Medieval Latin trelia ) + -age -age

Word History and Origins

Origin of treillage¹

C17: from French, from Old French treille bower, from Latin trichila ; see -age

Example Sentences

The whimsical space, which opened in early February, has sea foam green walls and handmade wooden treillage.

From New York Times

From the walls to the ceiling, Bergl created a garden pavilion of treillage with views of landscapes, exotic plants and romantic scenery.

From New York Times

I think there are as many kinds of gardening as poetry; your makers of parterres and flower-gardens are epigrammatists and sonneteers in this art; contrivers of bowers and grottoes, treillages, and cascades, are Romance writers.

From Project Gutenberg

Viticulture techniques are already changing, with an emphasis on treillage, water management, soil stabilization, plant breeding and genetic modification.

From New York Times

M. Blanc describes lace as a “treillage” or network, and says it is made in three ways.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• arbor
• lattice