n.1 each of the slender leafless shoots by which some climbing plants cling for support.
2 a slender curl of hair etc.
Etymology: prob. f. obs. F tendrillon dimin. of obs. tendron young shoot ult. f. L tener TENDER(1)
n.1 each of the slender leafless shoots by which some climbing plants cling for support.
2 a slender curl of hair etc.
Etymology: prob. f. obs. F tendrillon dimin. of obs. tendron young shoot ult. f. L tener TENDER(1)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012