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tress

 

[ trษ›s ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

forest

A tress is a long lock or curl of hair.

Synonyms

curl, lock, strand

Examples of usage

  • She had beautiful tresses that flowed down her back.
  • He admired the way she styled her tresses.
Context #2 | Noun

weaving

A tress is a strand of yarn or thread used in weaving.

Synonyms

strand, thread, yarn

Examples of usage

  • She carefully selected the colorful tresses for her weaving project.
  • The tress broke while she was weaving the fabric.

Translations

Translations of the word "tress" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ั‚ั€ะตััะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฒเคŸ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Zopf

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kepang

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั‚ั€ะตัะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ warkocz

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็ทจใฟ่พผใฟ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท tresse

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ trenza

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท รถrgรผ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋•‹์€ ๋จธ๋ฆฌ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุถููŠุฑุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ cop

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ vrkoฤ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่พซๅญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ kita

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ flรฉtta

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ำฉั€ั–ะผ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฌแƒœแƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ hรถrรผk

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ trenza

Etymology

The word 'tress' originated from Old French 'tresse', which meant a plait, braid, or twist of hair. It later evolved to refer to a lock or curl of hair. In weaving, 'tress' was used to describe a strand of yarn or thread. The word has been used in English since the 14th century.

See also: tresses.

Word Frequency Rank

At rank #29,762, this word represents specialized academic or technical vocabulary. It's less frequently encountered but may be valuable in specific contexts.