tress
Americannoun
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Usually tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
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a plait or braid of hair.
noun
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(often plural) a lock of hair, esp a long lock of woman's hair
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a plait or braid of hair
verb
Other Word Forms
- tressy adjective
Etymology
Origin of tress
1250–1300; Middle English tresse < Middle French: plait or braid of hair < ?
Example Sentences
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Exemplified this morning on two issues - tress and 20mph.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2024
After more than an hour of branch-beating, Crawford moves on to sifting moss pulled from the trunks of tress — another good place for little spiders.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2022
Wildfires ignited by human activity spread more than twice as fast and killed more tress than those ignited by lightning, according to research presented at a 2020 meeting of the American Geophysical Union.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2022
"Planting billions of seedlings is easy. Caring for those tress as they grow, confront droughts, insects, wildfires, and logging is much more challenging."
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2021
She's a little younger than him, skin slightly darker, long black hair woven in a tress.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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