tresse

See also: tressé and Tresse

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French tresce, of uncertain origin; possibly from Vulgar Latin *trichia < Ancient Greek. Compare Italian treccia, Sicilian trizza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁɛs/

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• Homophone: tresses
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

tresse f (plural tresses)

1. tress, braid, plait

Verb

tresse

1. inflection of tresser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “tresse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• restes, restés, stères, stérés, terses

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French tresce, of unclear origin.

Alternative forms

• tress, tresce, trese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɛs(ə)/

Noun

tresse (plural tresses)

1. braid, tress
2. binds, cords (for hair or armour)

Derived terms

• tressen
• tressour

Descendants

• English: tress

References

• “tres(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Verb

tresse

1. Alternative form of tressen

Norman

Etymology

From Old French tresce, of uncertain origin.

Noun

tresse f (plural tresses)

1. (Jersey) plait, braid