truss

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It is to his credit that the cathedral is not a simulacrum or facsimile, but a Gothic building, in all its structural reality, even the invisible oak roof truss above the vaults.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Absent those images, watching Lois debone, stuff and truss up a turducken would be mouthwatering.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2024

The software used by the engineers at the truss manufacturing plant allowed the designer to make the trusses stiffer than an old-fashioned starched shirt collar.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023

Supporters of Ms truss say her proposed tax cuts would help people, but did not rule out offering further support.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2022

For years now, driving past Rubsamen Medical Supply, my grandfather had noticed the unchanging window display of hernia truss, neck brace, and crutches.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides