Meaning

1 senses

  1. To braid or knot hair.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. In haste we strive to quench the flame divine, / shaking the tresses of his burning hair.

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  2. Her dainty feet were sandal-clad, while her head remained bare of covering other than her silken tresses.

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Origin

From Middle English tresse, from Old French tresce, of uncertain origin; possibly from Vul

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.

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Forms

tresses, tressing, tressed, tressed
Base formtress · to tress
3rd person singulartresses
Present participletressing
Past simpletressed
Past participletressed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytress
he, she, ittresses

Past simpleLesson

all personstressed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave tressed
he, she, ithas tressed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill tress

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
trendytrepidationtrespasstriadtrialB2
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