tress

noun

1
: a long lock of hair
especially : the long unbound hair of a woman
usually used in plural
2
archaic : a plait of hair : braid

Examples of tress in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web What helps one person regrow luscious tresses may do nothing for another. Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2024 The pop star’s tresses, meanwhile, were sculpted by hair stylist Bob Recine. Christy Choi, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024 Campbell opted for straight lashes and jet black tresses, while Arnold went with black shadows and sharp blush. India Espy-Jones, Essence, 16 Jan. 2024 Rather than Capri, who was tagged in the caption, approaching to work on the actress’ tresses, however, Hough went to town on her own hair in the clip, chopping away with a coy smile. Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024 For Hollywood’s top hairstylists, using the right hair care products is just the first step toward red carpet-ready tresses. Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024 Here’s how to tailor your approach to achieve clean, healthy tresses. Caitie Kelly, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024 Jardin provides a winking tipoff of complications to come later by having Shelby don a wig not unlike Nikki’s long blond tresses for her abortive roleplay attempt to get Cyrus in the mood. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024 The Princess of Wales swept her hair under the Queen Mary's Lover's Knot Tiara at the Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace in December, and wore her tresses half-up for the royal family’s annual walk to church on Christmas. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English tresse, from Anglo-French tresce

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tress was in the 14th century

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“Tress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tress. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

tress

noun
: a long lock of hair

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