Trellis Meaning
/ˈtɹɛlɪs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn outdoor garden frame that can be used for partitioning a common area.
nounAn outdoor garden frame that can be used to grow vines or other climbing plants.
Sentence Examples
Some ivy is growing on the trellis.
When the squash is pulled out, the trellis comes with it.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The gardener built a wooden ____ to support the growing rose vines.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She attached a wooden ____ to the wall of the garden to support the growing vines of the beautiful red roses today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English trelis, from Anglo-Norman treslis, from Old French treille (“arbor”), from Latin trichila (“arbor", "summer house”). However, see OED which claims another Old French form referring to sackcloth, from Vulgar Latin.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It was a very warm evening; and the moonlight turned the Thames to an unbroken mirror of silver, and gave to the soft shadows of the shrubs, and the creepers that wound among the trellises, an appearance almost Italian."
— 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A Declaration”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 90:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The gardener built a wooden ____ to support the growing rose vines.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She attached a wooden ____ to the wall of the garden to support the growing vines of the beautiful red roses today.