tressed

Her long hair is beautifully tressed into a single braid.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having hair arranged in tresses: "tressed" describes hair that is formed into long, flowing locks or braids, typically in an attractive or decorative manner.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The bride wore her long, tressed hair adorned with flowers. (Her hair was arranged in attractive, flowing braids or locks.)
  • The painting depicted a tressed maiden by the river. (The maiden had hair styled in long, plaited strands.)

Advanced Usage

• "golden-tressed": having hair of a golden or yellow color, often used in poetic or literary contexts to describe beauty.

  • The golden-tressed princess walked through the garden. (She had long, flowing hair of a golden hue.)

• "dark-tressed": having hair of a dark color, typically black or brown, arranged in tresses.

  • The dark-tressed knight was a figure of mystery. (His dark hair was styled in long, braided locks.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tress (n): a long lock or braid of hair.

  • She let down her tresses and brushed them gently. (She released her long locks of hair.)

• Tressy (adj): resembling or having tresses; often used in poetic language.

  • Her tressy hair cascaded over her shoulders. (Her hair looked like long, flowing braids.)

Synonyms

• Braided: hair that has been woven or twisted into strands.
• Plaited: hair arranged in a pattern of interwoven strands, similar to a braid.
• Locked: hair formed into long, separate strands or curls.

Related Idioms

• "Let down one's tresses": to release or undo one's braided or styled hair.

  • After the ceremony, she let down her tresses and relaxed. (She unbraided her hair to rest.)

• "Golden tresses": a poetic phrase referring to beautiful, long blonde hair.

  • The poem celebrated her golden tresses in the moonlight. (It praised her lovely blonde hair.)