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  • 31tress — [[t]trɛs[/t]] n. 1) Usu., tresses. long locks or curls of hair, esp. those of a woman 2) archaic a plait or braid of hair, esp. that of a woman • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME tresse < MF, of uncert. orig …

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  • 32-tress — a suffix forming some feminine agent nouns, corresponding to masculine nouns in ter, tor, as actor, actress, etc. See ess …

  • 33tress — /trɛs / (say tres) noun 1. (usually plural) any long lock or curl of hair, especially of a woman, not plaited or braided. 2. Obsolete a plait or braid of the hair of the head, especially of a woman. {Middle English tresse, from French: plait or… …

  • 34tress — n. & v. n. 1 a long lock of human (esp. female) hair. 2 (in pl.) a woman s or girl s head of hair. v.tr. arrange (hair) in tresses. Derivatives: tressed adj. (also in comb.). tressy adj. Etymology: ME f. OF tresse, perh. ult. f. Gk trikha… …

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  • 35tress·es — /ˈtrɛsəz/ noun [plural] literary : a woman s long hair She combed her long, golden tresses …

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  • 36David Tress — The Land Greening by David Tress (mixed media on paper, 2006) demonstrates the artist’s technique of multiple layering of thick paper, scoring of the surface and expressive application of paint. Here, shafts of brilliant sunlight burst over a… …

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  • 37Kyle Tress — (* 29. Mai 1981) ist ein US amerikanischer Skeletonpilot. Kyle Tress lebt in Ewing und studiert an der Plattsburgh State University. 2002 begann er mit dem Skeletonsport, seit 2004 ist er Teil des US Nationalkaders. Seine Trainer sind oder waren… …

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  • 38Arthur Tress — is a notable American photographer born on November 24, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York. He is well known for his staged surrealism and exposition of the human body. Education * Abraham Lincoln High School, Coney Island, New York * B.F.A. Bard College …

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  • 39Mike Tress — Elimelech Gavriel Mike Tress (born in 1909 died July 9, 1967) was the leader of Agudath Israel of America for many years during the 1900s. He changed it from a small group to a major organization almost singlehandedly. He even sold his business… …

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  • 40dis|tress´ful|ness — dis|tress|ful «dihs TREHS fuhl», adjective. 1. causing distress; painful. 2. feeling or showing distress; suffering. –dis|tress´ful|ly, adverb. –dis|tress´ful|ness, noun …

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