a tendril of hair

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• tendril — ► NOUN 1) a slender thread like appendage of a climbing plant, which stretches out and twines round any suitable support. 2) a slender ringlet of hair. ORIGIN probably from Old French tendron young shoot , from Latin tener tender …   English terms dictionary

• tendril — [ten′drəl] n. [earlier tendrell, prob. altered < ME tendron, young tender shoot < OFr tendrum, ult. < L tener,TENDER1] 1. a threadlike part of a climbing plant, often in a spiral form, supporting it by clinging to or coiling around an… …   English World dictionary

• Tendril — In botany, a tendril is a specialized stem, leaf or petiole with a threadlike shape that is used by climbing plants for support and attachment, generally by twining around whatever it touches. History The earliest and most comprehensive study of… …   Wikipedia

• tendril — [[t]te̱ndrɪl[/t]] tendrils 1) N COUNT A tendril is something light and thin, for example a piece of hair which hangs loose and is away from the main part. Tendrils of hair strayed to the edge of her pillow. 2) N COUNT: usu pl Tendrils are thin… …   English dictionary

• tendril — ten|dril [ˈtendrıl] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old French tendron, from tendon tendon, tendril , from Medieval Latin tendo; TENDON] 1.) a thin leafless curling stem by which a climbing plant fastens itself to a support 2.) literary… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tendril — UK [ˈtendrəl] / US [ˈtendrɪl] noun [countable] Word forms tendril : singular tendril plural tendrils 1) a long thin part of some plants that joins onto things and helps to support the plant 2) a thin curly piece of hair …   English dictionary

• tendril — noun Etymology: probably modification of Middle French tendron bud, cartilage, alteration of Old French tenrum, from Vulgar Latin *tenerumen, from Latin tener tender more at tender Date: 1538 1. a leaf, stipule, or stem modified into a slender… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tendril — ten|dril [ tendrıl ] noun count 1. ) a long thin part of some plants that joins onto things and helps to support the plant 2. ) a thin curly piece of hair …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hair — Synonyms and related words: a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, ace, animal fiber, artificial fiber, atom, bagatelle, bauble, bean, bibelot, bit, bowshot, braids, brass farthing, brief span, bristle, button, cambric tea, capillament,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• tendril — noun (C) 1 a thin leafless curling stem by which a climbing plant fastens itself to a support 2 a thin curling piece of hair: Ralph pushed the damp tendrils of hair out of his eyes …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• tendril — noun /ˈten.drəl/ a) A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support. b) A hair like tentacle …   Wiktionary