tress

Meaning

Noun

1. A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.
2. A long lock of hair.
3. (broadly) A knot or festoon, as of flowers.

Verb

To braid or knot hair.

Synonyms

plait

braid

ringlet

lock

🔒

queue

curl

twist

weave

strand

lock of hair

pigtail

entwine

tassel

tuft

braid of hair

Translations

tresse

trança

κοτσίδα

βόστρυχος

trenza

belik

Flechte

bukle

vlecht

haarlok

treccia

Locke

staart

natter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹɛs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tresse

Cognate with French: tresse

Cognate with Italian: treccia

In summary

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.