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tress

[ tres ]

noun

  1. Usually tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
  2. a plait or braid of hair.


tress

/ ٰɛ /

noun

  1. often plural a lock of hair, esp a long lock of woman's hair
  2. a plait or braid of hair
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to arrange in tresses
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰ, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tress1

1250–1300; Middle English tresse < Middle French: plait or braid of hair < ?
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tress1

C13: from Old French trece , of uncertain origin
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Her long tresses are twisted in an easy crown, flowing from the crest of her forehead to the nape of her neck and signaling her noble status.

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I’m a sucker for a sisterhood — I’ve spent hours scrutinizing strangers’ tresses and liking their mirror selfies — but, for me, the last word on hair color or lack thereof still belongs to Anne Kreamer.

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The outfits are made of colorful living material, including headdresses of tillandsia, or air plants, and tresses of huperzia, a tropical clubmoss.

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She sheared the long black tresses that had been her signature look.

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But the highlight was Campbell herself, age 53, who closed the show in a sleek, clinging silver gown, her long tresses swaying behind her.

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