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tress

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"Lock of hair"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /tɹɛs/Part of speech nounSorted ersstStarts with TEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

Word origin

From Middle English tresse, from Old French tresce, of uncertain origin; possibly from Vulgar Latin *trichia, from Ancient Greek τριχία (trikhía, “rope”), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”). Compare French tresse, Italian treccia.

Used in a sentence

  • “Mercy! If I had a husband whose business it was to look at women's beautiful eyes, peachy cheeks, and luxurious tresses, I should go crazy! […]”
  • Even without theatrical shoes on, Erlys was taller than Luca Zombini, and kept her fair hair in a Psyche knot, out of which the less governable tresses continued, with the day, to escape.

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