Meaning & use
Tresses
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A person's hair, especially when long and worn loose; locks of hair.
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Her golden tresses fell past her shoulders.
The wind tangled his long tresses as he rode along the cliff.
A note on using this word
A literary and poetic word, rarely used in ordinary conversation but common in fiction and songs.
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lockshair
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