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tress

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tress  (trs)
n.
1. A long lock or ringlet of hair.
2. Archaic A plait or braid of hair.

[Middle English tresse, from Old French, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *trichia, tricia, rope, braid, from Greek trikhi, rope, from thrix, trikh-, hair.]

Tress(es) a plait; a braid or lock of hair.
Examples: tress of flowers; of hair, 1386; of rushes; of straw; leafy tresses of the wave, 1810; luxuriant tresses of the maidenhead fern, 1875; radiant tresses of the sun, 1641.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tresstress - a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
queue - a braid of hair at the back of the head
pigtail - a plait of braided hair

tress
noun (often plural) hair, lock, curl, braid, plait, pigtail, ringlet
Translations
Spanish tress [trɛs] nguedeja
French tress [trɛs] nboucle f de cheveux
German tress [trɛs] n [of hair] → Locke f

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He could number the fields in every direction, and could tell how many tress there were in the most distant clump.
There are no spies, anyhow, hiding in the tress of Berkeley Street," he added, glancing about them.
said Levin, watching a slender tress at the back of her round little head that was continually hidden when she passed the comb through the front.
 
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