Tress Definition

trĕs
tresses
noun
tresses
A lock of human hair.
Webster's New World
A braid or plait of hair.
Webster's New World
A woman's or girl's hair, esp. when long and falling loosely.
Webster's New World

(by extension) A knot or festoon, as of flowers.

Wiktionary
affix
Female.
Webster's New World
verb
To braid or knot hair.
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Other Word Forms of Tress

Noun

Singular:
tress
Plural:
tresses

Origin of Tress

  • Middle English tresse from Old French perhaps from Vulgar Latin trichia, tricia rope, braid from Greek trikhiā rope from thrix trikh- hair

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French tresce, of uncertain origin; possibly from Vulgar Latin *trichia < Ancient Greek. Compare French tresse, Italian treccia.

    From Wiktionary

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