untressed

U1N1T1R1E1S1S1E1D2

adjective

Loose, not in tresses.

OriginEnglish tressed ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

untressed1

adjectiveuntressed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLoose, not in tresses.

    With bosom loosely knit and untressed locks

    1906, Charles Montagu Doughty, The Dawn in Britain
    1 more example

    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.

    2004, Catherine Richardson, Clothing Culture, 1350-1650

untressed2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of untress

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishtressed
  9. Englishuntressed

From un- + tressed.

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APA

untressed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untressed

MLA

“untressed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untressed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “untressed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untressed.

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