Tress — Defs

01 n. A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.

1.
A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.
“Her yellow hair was braided in a tress.” — Chaucer.

“Fair tresses man's imperial race insnare.” — Pope.
2.
Fig.: A knot or festoon, as of flowers.