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# tress

noun (tresses)

«tress» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A tress is a long lock or strand of hair, especially one that hangs down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tress/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales a princess or maiden has long tresses of hair; one tress is one lock

### Examples

- She combed her long golden tresses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tress/#x1)
- A tress of hair fell across her face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tress/#x2)
- The girl cut off just one tress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tress/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths; if a problem counts tresses, each tress counts as one.

## In Jewish tradition

A lock of hair. In the Song of Songs the king is caught in the beloved's flowing hair, a picture of love.

**Interpretation.** The Song is read as a picture of God's love for Israel. The king held captive in the tresses is read as God held by love for His people.

### Examples

- Thy head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thy head like purple; the king is held captive in the tresses thereof. (Writings SNG.7.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tress/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths; if a problem counts tresses, each tress counts as one.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tress» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tress/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tress» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tress.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «tress» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tress/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tress» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/tress.html) on Mova free.