1
: a long lock of hair
especially
: the long unbound hair of a woman
—usually used in plural
2
archaic
: a plait of hair : braid
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Her blond tresses were pulled back into a tight bun held together by a large clip.
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Julia Teti, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
Celebrity hairstylist Renato Campora locked Winslet's strawberry blonde tresses into a low, undone bun using Joico Body Shake Texturizing Finisher.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Hairstylist Chris Appleton is known for tending to the tresses of Arianna Grande, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, Dua Lipa and Sofia Vergara, among others, as well as for his brand partnership with Color Wow.
—Wwd Staff, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Say goodbye to your dull and lifeless tresses, because all the it girls are encouraging us to literally sparkle this season.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
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Julia Teti, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
Celebrity hairstylist Renato Campora locked Winslet's strawberry blonde tresses into a low, undone bun using Joico Body Shake Texturizing Finisher.
—Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Hairstylist Chris Appleton is known for tending to the tresses of Arianna Grande, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, Dua Lipa and Sofia Vergara, among others, as well as for his brand partnership with Color Wow.
—Wwd Staff, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Say goodbye to your dull and lifeless tresses, because all the it girls are encouraging us to literally sparkle this season.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Tress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tress. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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tress
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: a long lock of hair
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