untressed

English

Etymology 1

un- +‎ tressed

Adjective

untressed (not comparable)

  1. Loose, not in tresses.
    • 1906, Charles Montagu Doughty, The Dawn in Britain:
      With bosom loosely knit and untressed locks
    • 2004, Catherine Richardson, Clothing Culture, 1350-1650:
      The headbands were worn on the forehead and fastened behind, so the top of the head was open and untressed hair flowed down the back.

Verb

untressed

  1. simple past and past participle of untress

Anagrams

Middle English

Adjective

untressed

  1. untressed, loose, not in tresses
    • 13??, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales
      Hir heris han they kembd, that lay untressed
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