tress

Meanings

Noun

• A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.
• A long lock of hair
• A knot or festoon, as of flowers.

Verb

• To braid or knot hair.

Origin

• From Middle English tresse, from Old French tresce, of uncertain origin; possibly from Vulgar Latin *trichia, from Ancient Greek τριχία, from θρίξ. Compare French tresse, Italian treccia.