tress

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Sophomore D'Anton Lynn and senior Devin Fen-tress were the second-team cornerbacks; sophomore Nick Sukay was the free safety and junior Cedric Jeffries was the strong safety.

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  1. noun A long lock or ringlet of hair.
  2. noun Archaic A plait or braid of hair.

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  1. Middle English tresse, from Old French, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *trichia, tricia, rope, braid, from Greek trikhiā, rope, from thrix, trikh-, hair.

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  1. from Middle English tresse, trisse, from Old French tresse, tresce, French tresse =Provencal tressa, treza =Spanish trenza =Portuguese trança =Italian treccia, from Middle Latin *trichea, tricia, also trica, a tress, hair interwoven, prob. from Greek τρίχα, in three parts, from τρεῑς(τρι-), three: see three.
  2. from Middle English tressen, from Old French (and F.) tresser =Provencal tressar =Spanish trenzar =Portuguese trançar =Italian trecciare, plait in tresses; from the noun.
 

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