tress
[ tres ]
/ trɛs /
noun
Usually tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
a plait or braid of hair.
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Origin of tress
1250–1300; Middle English tresse<Middle French: plait or braid of hair < ?
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British Dictionary definitions for tress
tress
/ (trɛs) /
noun
(often plural) a lock of hair, esp a long lock of woman's hair
a plait or braid of hair
verb
(tr) to arrange in tresses
Derived forms of tress
tressy, adjectiveWord Origin for tress
C13: from Old French trece, of uncertain origin
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