Meaning of TRESS
| Pronunciation: | | tres
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| | Definition: | | [n] a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair |
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| | Synonyms: | | braid, plait, twist |
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| | See Also: | | coiffure, hair style, hairdo, pigtail, queue | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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