Middle English Dictionary Entry
tressing(e ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | tressing(e ger. |
| Etymology | From tressen v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The arranging, braiding, or binding of hair.
Associated quotations
- c1450(c1400) Vices & V.(2) (Hnt HM 147)179/29 : Moche vanite is þer ynne and a-boute..heuedes, as in wasschyng, in kembynge, in tressyng, and lokyng in þe myrrour.
- c1450(?c1425) St.Mary Oign.(Dc 114)135/34 : Seinte Petir seiþ of wymmen þus: 'Whas araye of cloþinge be not wiþ-oute-forþe tressynge & tiftynge of here or tire of golde or gownes.'