tress

tress  (trs)

n.

1. A long lock or ringlet of hair.

2. Archaic A plait or braid of hair.

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

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tress - a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair braid, plait, twist 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

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tress

noun (often plural) hair, lock, curl, braid, plait, pigtail, ringlet

Translations

tress [trɛs] n → guedeja

tress [trɛs] n → boucle f de cheveux

tress [trɛs] n [of hair] → Locke f