Tress: meaning, definitions and examples

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tress

[ trɛs ]

^{Context #1}

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.

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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:

🇵🇹 тресса

🇮🇳 लट

🇩🇪 Zopf

🇮🇩 kepang

🇺🇦 треса

🇵🇱 warkocz

🇯🇵 編み込み

🇫🇷 tresse

🇪🇸 trenza

🇹🇷 örgü

🇰🇷 땋은 머리

🇸🇦 ضفيرة

🇨🇿 cop

🇸🇰 vrkoč

🇨🇳 辫子

🇸🇮 kita

🇮🇸 flétta

🇰🇿 өрім

🇬🇪 წნული

🇦🇿 hörük

🇲🇽 trenza

Word origin

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.