- tress
- tress late 13c., "long lock of hair," from O.Fr. tresse "a plait or braid of hair" (12c.), perhaps from V.L. *trichia "braid, rope," from Gk. trikhia "rope," from thrix (gen. trikhos) "hair."
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Tress — Tress, n. [OE. tresse, OF. trece, F. tresse, LL. tricia, fr. Gr. tri cha threefold, because a tress is usually formed by interlacing three pieces; akin to trei^s three. See {Three}.] 1. A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tress 90 — (1990 1996) was a Norwegian software project meant to be the replacement for INFOTRYGD, a case worker support system, used by the Norwegian National Insurance Administration (trygdeetaten).Due to administrative, political, organizational and… … Wikipedia
-tress — [tris] suffix female: see ESS * * * … Universalium
tress — [ tres ] noun count LITERARY a long piece of a woman s hair a. tresses plural long hair that hangs down a woman s back … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tress — ► NOUN ▪ a long lock of a woman s hair. ORIGIN Old French tresse, perhaps from Greek trikha threefold … English terms dictionary
-tress — [tris] suffix female: see ESS … English World dictionary
tress — [tres] n. [ME tresse < OFr, akin to It treccia < ? VL * trichea, a plait] 1. Obs. a braid or plait of hair 2. a lock of human hair 3. [pl.] a woman s or girl s hair, esp. when long and falling loosely … English World dictionary
-tress — ending of feminines of agent nouns in ter, tor, etc., usually short for ter ess, tor ess: as in actress, auditress, huntress, mistress, seamstress, songstress, traitress … Useful english dictionary
tress — ac·tress; an·ces·tress; ar·bi·tress; au·di·tress; ben·e·fac·tress; but·tress·less; cap·tress; co·ad·ju·tress; com·for·tress; con·duc·tress; dic·ta·tress; di·rec·tress; dis·tress·ful; dis·tress·ing·ly; doc·tress; ed·i·tress; elec·tress;… … English syllables
Tress — People*Arthur Tress (born 1940), American photographer *Ronald Tress (1915 2006), British professor and director *Tress MacNeille (born 1951), American voice actress *William Tress, architect and designer of railway stations.Things Called… … Wikipedia
