tress
[ tres ]
/ trɛs /
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
treponemicidal,
treppe,
tres-tine,
tresis,
trespass,
tress,
tressed,
tressure,
tressy,
trestle,
trestle table
Example sentences from the Web for tresses
British Dictionary definitions for tresses
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, adjectiveWord Origin for tress
C13: from Old French
trece, of uncertain origin