tress

[ tres ]

/ trɛs /

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noun

Usually tresses. long locks or curls of hair.

a plait or braid of hair.

Origin of tress

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

Words nearby tress

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

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Example sentences from the Web for tress

I could see that Brasher did not altogether like the tone in which Tress repeated his words.
The Lock And Key Library|Various
She lifted a tress on her forefinger and smoothed it against the sunlight.
Fort Amity|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
The tress was as long as the table—fully a yard down the woman's back it must have hung.
The Courage of Marge O'Doone|James Oliver Curwood
Tressed, having tresses: formed into tresses or ringlets: curled; Tress′y, pertaining to tresses, like tresses.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

The princess's skull was intact, and showed a tress of chestnut hair.
The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria|Eleanor E. Tremayne

British Dictionary definitions for tress

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 of tress

tressy, adjective

Word Origin for tress

C13: from Old French trece, of uncertain origin

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单词	tress
释义	tress [ tres ] / trɛs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tress ON THESAURUS.COM noun Usually tresses. long locks or curls of hair. a plait or braid of hair. Origin of tress 1250–1300; Middle English tresse<Middle French: plait or braid of hair < ? Words nearby tress treponemiasis, treponemicidal, treppe, tresis, trespass, tress, tressed, tressure, tressy, tres-tine, trestle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tress I could see that Brasher did not altogether like the tone in which Tress repeated his words. The Lock And Key Library\|Various She lifted a tress on her forefinger and smoothed it against the sunlight. Fort Amity\|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch The tress was as long as the table—fully a yard down the woman's back it must have hung. The Courage of Marge O'Doone\|James Oliver Curwood Tressed, having tresses: formed into tresses or ringlets: curled; Tress′y, pertaining to tresses, like tresses. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various The princess's skull was intact, and showed a tress of chestnut hair. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria\|Eleanor E. Tremayne British Dictionary definitions for tress 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 of tress tressy, adjective Word Origin for tress C13: from Old French trece, of uncertain origin 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 Words related to tress braid, lock, curl, plait, ringlet
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tress

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