Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untressed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-tressed
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Loose, not in tresses.

verb

simple past and past participle of untress

Example Sentences

"With bosom loosely knit and untressed locks"
"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English tressed English untressed From un- + tressed.

Questions

What does untressed mean?: Loose, not in tresses.
Where does untressed come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English tressed English untressed From un- + tressed.

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