TRESSES

Meaning of TRESSES in English

tress ‧ es /ˈtresəz, ˈtresɪz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] literary

[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: trece (singular) ]

a woman’s beautiful long hair

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

TRESSES — / ˈtresɪz; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] ( literary ) a woman's long hair SYN locks
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRESSES
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TRESSES — [plural] [noun] [literary] - a woman's hair, esp. long hairHer black tresses lay around her on the pillow.
Cambridge English vocab
TRESSES — 25B6; plural noun HAIR, head of hair, mane, mop of hair, shock of hair; locks, curls, ringlets.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TRESSES — Локоны
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TRESSES — Плести
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TRESSES — Заплетать
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TRESSES — Вить
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TRESSES — Локоны
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LADIES' TRESSES — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1548 any of a widely distributed genus ( Spiranthes ) of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LADY'S TRESSES — or lady's traces variant of ladies' tresses
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LADIES' TRESSES — noun plural but singular or plural in construction also lady's tresses or lady's traces | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ : an orchid of the …
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LADY'S-TRESSES — /lay"deez tres'iz/ , n. , pl. lady's-tresses . ( used with a sing. or pl. v. ) any orchid of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LADIES' TRESSES — [ladies' tresses] n pl but sing or pl in constr (1548): any of a widely distributed genus (Spiranthes) of terrestrial …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LADIES' TRESSES — any plant of the genus Spiranthes, family Orchidaceae, numbering as many as 300 species of orchids found in woods and …
Britannica English vocabulary
TRESSED — adjective Date: 14th century being braided ; plaited, having tresses
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LADY'S TRACES — I. noun plural but singular or plural in construction see ladies' tresses II. see lady's tresses
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TRESS — I. ˈtres noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English tresse, from Old French trece 1. a. archaic : a plait …
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TRAMMEL — I. ˈtraməl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English tramayle, tramale, from Middle French tremail, from Late Latin tremaculum, from …
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SIFT — I. ˈsift verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English siften, from Old English siftan; akin to Middle Low German siften …
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GRACE
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DUSK — I. ˈdəsk adjective Etymology: Middle English dosk, duske, alteration of Old English dox; akin to Old English dunn dun, Old …
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UNTRESSED — “+ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + tressed : not tied up in tresses untressed hair
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TRESSY — ˈtresē adjective ( -er/-est ) archaic : abounding in or resembling tresses
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TRESSED — /trest/ , adj. 1. (of the hair) arranged or formed into tresses; braided; plaited. 2. having tresses (usually used in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TRESS — ( tresses) A woman’s tresses are her long flowing hair. ( LITERARY ) N-COUNT : usu pl
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCATTER — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ashes were scattered ▪ His ashes were scattered at sea. be scattered over a wide …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PILLOW — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES feather bed/pillow etc (= a bed etc that is filled with feathers ) throw …
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TRESS — tress.ogg 1. tres n книжн. , шутл. 1. 1> длинный локон; коса in tresses - заплетённый в косы 2> гибкий …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TRESS — 1. tres n книжн. , шутл. 1. 1> длинный локон; коса in tresses - заплетённый в косы 2> гибкий побег, …
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