tresce

• IPA^(key): [ˈtrɛst͡sɛ]

tresce f

1. dative/locative singular of treska

tresce

1. (archaic) third-person singular present indicative of trestat

   Synonym: trestá

Probably from Vulgar Latin *trichea, *trichia, *tricia (“braid, rope”), from Ancient Greek τριχία (trikhía, “rope”), from θρίξ (thríx, “hair”). Or, from or influenced by Ancient Greek τριχα (trikha, “threefold”), from τρι- (tri-).

tresce oblique singular, f (oblique plural tresces, nominative singular tresce, nominative plural tresces)

1. lock of hair

• French: tresse

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Tresce”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
• “tresce”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
• Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN