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tresses

Main Entry:: tress
Pronunciation:: \ˈtres\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English tresse, from Anglo-French tresce
Date:: 14th century

1: a long lock of hair ; especially : the long unbound hair of a woman —usually used in plural2archaic : a plait of hair : braid

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