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Tress vs Untressed - What's the difference?

tress | untressed |

As a noun tress

is a braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.

As a verb tress

is to braid or knot hair.

As an adjective untressed is

loose, not in tresses.

tress

English

Noun

(es)
  • A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.
  • (by extension) A knot or festoon, as of flowers.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • To braid or knot hair.

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    untressed

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Loose, not in tresses.
  • * 13?? , Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales
    • Hir heris han they kembd, that lay untressed
  • * 1906 , Charles Montagu Doughty, The Dawn in Britain
    • With bosom loosely knit and untressed locks
  • * 2004 , Catherine Richardson, Clothing Culture, 1350-1650
    • The headbands were worn on the forehead and fastened behind, so the top of the head was open and untressed hair flowed down the back.

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