tressy

tressy [tres-ee] ExamplesWord Origin adjective, tress·i·er, tress·i·est. Archaic.

1. resembling or having tresses.

Origin of tressy First recorded in 1605–15; tress + -y1 Examples from the Web for tressy Historical Examples of tressy

The expression “tressy forehead” in the second line of the fourth stanza means a forehead half covered with falling, loose hair.

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