TRESS


Meaning of TRESS in English

■ noun a long lock of a woman's hair.

■ verb archaic arrange (a person's hair) into long locks.

Derivatives

-~ed adjective

~y adjective

Origin

ME: from OFr. ~e , perh. based on Gk trikha 'threefold'.

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