About The Word Tress
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Tress
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What's The Definition Of Tress?
[n] a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tress: braid | plait | twist Related Terms | Find terms related to Tress: See Also | coiffure | hair style | hairdo | pigtail | queue Tress In Webster's Dictionary \Tress\, n. [OE. tresse, OF. trece, F. tresse, LL. tricia,
fr. Gr. tri`cha threefold, because a tress is usually formed
by interlacing three pieces; akin to trei^s three. See
{Three}.]
1. A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.
Her yellow hair was braided in a tress. --Chaucer.
Fair tresses man's imperial race insnare. --Pope.
2. Fig.: A knot or festoon, as of flowers. --Keats.
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