tress

[ tres ]

noun

1. Usually tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
2. a plait or braid of hair.

tress

/ trɛs /

noun

1. often plural a lock of hair, esp a long lock of woman's hair
2. a plait or braid of hair

verb

1. tr to arrange in tresses

Derived Forms

• ˈtressy, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tress¹

1250–1300; Middle English tresse < Middle French: plait or braid of hair < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of tress¹

C13: from Old French trece , of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

In this case, the attachment’s nozzle slides down the hair shaft and draws strands toward it, which creates a downward flow that pushes frizzy bits below the main tress.

From Popular-Science

In solidarity, I grew out my hair too, witchy tresses streaked in silver, so voluminous that my swim cap recently burst open.

From Time

There is long hair, period — the current record-holder is a woman in China whose tresses are more than 18 feet long — and there are categories involving hair.

From Washington Post

Whether you’re a beginner or practically professional at styling your hair, there is a curler for your unique tresses, no matter how fine, thick, long, or short they may be.

From Popular-Science

In the documentary’s final moments, she also has her dark, glossy tresses cut into a short bob.

From Time

A second gust of wind came from the cliff, blowing against his hand a long tress of her hair.

From Project Gutenberg

And the sun was glancing on many a gemmed fillet and many a ribbon-decked, blond tress that fell nigh to its proud owner's knees.

From Project Gutenberg

When they lifted him up and laid him on his bed, in his clenched right hand they found a small tress of a woman's dark hair.

From Project Gutenberg

If one cuts a tress of your hair with a stroke of the Sword of Light it will take you out of that slumber.

From Project Gutenberg

He once showed his wife a beautiful tress of Thyrzas hair, but never mentioned her real name.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• braid