tress
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tress¹
- /tɹɛs/
Rhymes with -ɛs
Where it comes from
From Middle English tresse, from Old French tresce, of uncertain origin; possibly from Vulgar Latin *trichia, from Ancient Greek τριχία (trikhía, “rope”), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”). Compare French tresse, Italian treccia.
noun tresses
- A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet. nor was the doom / of guilty deed, but of a hapless wight / to sudden madness stung, ere ripe to die, / therefore the Queen of Hades had not shorn / the fair tress from her forehead, nor assigned / that soul to Stygian dark.
- A long lock of hair.
- A knot or festoon, as of flowers.
verb tresses · tressing · tressed
- To braid or knot hair.
Tress²
Where it comes from
Two main origins:
* An English surname of unexplained origin.
* A surname borrowed from German Tress.
proper noun Tresses
- A surname.
Translations
Talk about this word "tress." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tress. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tress. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tress "tress." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tress.Cite this
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title = {tress},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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