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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Kardashian paired the shimmering look from the Italian fashion house with platform pumps and a cropped black lob with a side-part, a clear departure from her usual waist-length tresses.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Just this Sunday, though, another marvelous rationale for a full-scale ‘do reset surfaced in the form of all the celebrities that stunned at the 98th Academy Awards red carpet: showing off shiny, healthy tresses and even debuting all-new hair colors.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Mar. 2026
As for beauty, Klum kept the radiance going by styling her signature dirty-blonde tresses in tousled waves with a middle part.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Ouai’s lightweight formula can be used on damp or dry tresses to add shine, protect them from heat, and reduce frizz.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Just this Sunday, though, another marvelous rationale for a full-scale ‘do reset surfaced in the form of all the celebrities that stunned at the 98th Academy Awards red carpet: showing off shiny, healthy tresses and even debuting all-new hair colors.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Mar. 2026
As for beauty, Klum kept the radiance going by styling her signature dirty-blonde tresses in tousled waves with a middle part.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Ouai’s lightweight formula can be used on damp or dry tresses to add shine, protect them from heat, and reduce frizz.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Tress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tress. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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: a long lock of hair
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