tress noun. [trɛs] ME.
[Old & mod. French tresse (= Provençal tressa, Italian treccia, medieval Latin tric
i. a, tricea), perh. ult. from Greek trikha threefold.]
1. A long lock of human (esp. female) hair; in pl., a woman's or girl's head of hair. ME.
lady's tresses: see LADY noun & adjective.
■ A. C. Clarke Her long, dark hair..hung in lustrous tresses. fig.:
■ J. Trapp The radiant tresses of the sun.
b. spec. A plait or braid of (esp. female) hair. Long rare or obsolete. ME.
■ Spenser Her yellow golden heare Was..in tresses wrought.

2. A flat plait or braid (of interwoven threads, fibres, straw, etc.). L15-M16.

■ tressy adjective having, resembling, or adorned with tresses E17.

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tress verb trans. [trɛs] Now rare exc. as TRESSED. LME.
[Old & mod. French tresser = Italian trecciare, medieval Latin tricare: cf. TRESS noun.]
1. Arrange (hair) in tresses. LME.

2. Arrange (threads etc.) in braids. M19.

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