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tresse

braid, plait

noun TRES Rare

Origin: Old French trecier (to braid)

Also means

braided cord

Usage Note

Tresse means a braid of hair or a woven cord or plait. Porter des tresses means 'to wear braids'. In bakery, une tresse is also a braided loaf of bread. The verb is tresser ('to braid, to plait'), and tressage is the craft of braiding or weaving.

Examples

"Elle porte de longues tresses."

Natural Translation

She wears long braids.

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