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
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Debuting blond tresses, the star traded her usual curve-hugging silhouettes for a two-piece black suit.
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Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The star at the center of Molina’s universe is Ingrid Luna, a Rita Hayworth-type bombshell whose ice blonde tresses cannot gloss over her Latin flair.
—Blythe Marks, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
All the seats were occupied by cross and weary passengers, but Laura, with her unmistakable tumbling blue-black tresses, as heavy and shining as a bird’s wing—for me her hair was, literally, the crown of her loveliness—was not among them.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Dyson says the Airstrait uses technology to distribute heat and pressure evenly throughout your tresses, so there’s less damage and more consistent shaping.
—Brittany Loggins, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
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Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The star at the center of Molina’s universe is Ingrid Luna, a Rita Hayworth-type bombshell whose ice blonde tresses cannot gloss over her Latin flair.
—Blythe Marks, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
All the seats were occupied by cross and weary passengers, but Laura, with her unmistakable tumbling blue-black tresses, as heavy and shining as a bird’s wing—for me her hair was, literally, the crown of her loveliness—was not among them.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Dyson says the Airstrait uses technology to distribute heat and pressure evenly throughout your tresses, so there’s less damage and more consistent shaping.
—Brittany Loggins, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tress
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“Tress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tress. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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: a long lock of hair
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