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adj
In the act of seizing (something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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noun
The timbers, etc., that form a truss.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers, etc., by putting in struts, ties, etc., until it has something of the character of a truss.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The act of a hawk or other bird of prey in seizing its quarry and soaring into the air with it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
present participle and gerund of truss
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
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