About The Word Tress
Learn about the word Tress to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Tress definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Tress
| Tress Definition And Meaning |
|---|
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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Throaty ‐ sounding as if pronounced low in the throat; "a rich throaty…
- Mustard sauce ‐ prepared mustard thinned with vinegar and getable oil with sugar…
- Seriola zonata ‐ fish having the habit of following ships; found in North and…
- Galvanic ‐ affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; "gave an…
- Resurrection fern ‐ fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds grayish…
- Marabou ‐ downy feathers of marabou storks used for trimming garments [n]…
- Nicholas vachel lindsay ‐ United States poet who traveled the country trading his poems…
- Afraid ‐ filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant…
- Stroheim ‐ United States film actor (born in Austria)…
- Treasure chest ‐ a chest filled with…