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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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.
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