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- tress (n.)[tress 词源字典]
- c. 1300, "long lock of hair," from Old French tresse "a plait or braid of hair" (12c.), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *trichia "braid, rope," from Greek trikhia "rope," from thrix (genitive trikhos) "hair." Related: Tresses.[tress etymology, tress origin, 英语词源]
- tress (v.)
- "arrange in tresses," mid-14c., from Old French trecier (12c.), from tresse (see tress (n.)).