tress

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === enPR: trĕs, IPA(key): /tɹɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛs === Noun === tress (plural tresses) A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet. A long lock of hair. (by extension) A knot or festoon, as of flowers. ==== Derived terms ==== mermaid's tresses tressful tressy ==== Translations ==== === Verb === tress (third-person singular simple present tresses, present participle tressing, simple past and past participle tressed) To braid or knot hair. === Anagrams === RTSes, SERTs, TRSes, rests