tress

[ tres ]

/ trɛs /

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noun

Usually tresses. long locks or curls of hair.

a plait or braid of hair.

Nearby words

treponemicidal, treppe, tres-tine, tresis, trespass, tress, tressed, tressure, tressy, trestle, trestle table

Origin of tress

1250–1300; Middle English tresse < Middle French: plait or braid of hair < ?

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Examples from the Web for tresses

Though Free began dyeing her tresses four years ago, only recently has she become sought after for her unique hair color.
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He trims your tresses and his assistant Dora blows you out to perfection.
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These tresses cannot be maintained by any barber and need special attention.
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She flings her arms and tresses of Fire to the stars, a maenad in the planetary dance.
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So far I have not spoken of the various forms of watermarks employed by Nesbitt, nor of the tresses, or seals, found on the flaps.
The Die Varieties of the Nesbitt Series of United States Envelopes|Victor M. Berthold
Tressed, having tresses: formed into tresses or ringlets: curled; Tress′y, pertaining to tresses, like tresses.
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And now, they were hers, but the tresses that should have adorned the coveted adornments were gone.
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Her hair was long and fair, with a tinge of gold glancing through its pale-brown masses, as if sunbeams were woven in its tresses.
Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tresses

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

tressy, adjective

Word Origin for tress

C13: from Old French trece, of uncertain origin

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