Trellis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

trellis
    n 1: latticework used to support climbing plants [syn:
         {trellis}, {treillage}]
    v 1: train on a trellis, as of a vine

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Trellis \Trel"lis\, n. [OE. relis, F. treillis, fr. treille vine
   arbor, fr. L. tricla, triclea, triclia, a bower, arbor,
   summer house.]
   A structure or frame of crossbarred work, or latticework,
   used for various purposes, as for screens or for supporting
   plants.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Trellis

   1. An {object-oriented} language from the University of
   Karlsruhe(?) with {static type-checking} and {encapsulation}.

   2. An {object-oriented} application development system from
   {DEC}, based on the {Trellis} language.  (Formerly named Owl).

   E-mail: Jerry Smith <[email protected]>

   ["Persistent and Shared Objects in trellis/owl", P. O'Brien et
   al, Proc 1986 IEEE Workshop on Object-Oriented Database
   Systems, IEEE, NY 1986].

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

56 Moby Thesaurus words for "trellis":
      arabesque, basketry, basketwork, cancellation, cross-hatching,
      crossing-out, filigree, fret, fretwork, grate, grating, grid,
      gridiron, grille, grillwork, hachure, hatching, interlacement,
      intertexture, intertwinement, lace, lacery, lacework, lacing,
      lattice, latticework, mesh, meshes, meshwork, net, netting,
      network, plexure, plexus, raddle, reticle, reticulation, reticule,
      reticulum, riddle, screen, screening, sieve, texture, tissue,
      tracery, trelliswork, wattle, weave, weaving, web, webbing,
      webwork, weft, wicker, wickerwork

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