Tendril
adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.
"The Gourd, / And thirſty Cucumer, vvhen they perceive / Th' approaching Olive, vvith Reſentment fly / Her fatty Fibres, and vvith Tendrils creep / Diverſe, deteſting Contact; […]"
- 2 slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support wordnet
- 3 A hair-like tentacle.
- 4 Anything shaped like a tendril or coil. broadly
"Her blond hair was tied into a half up, half down style with face-framing tendrils."
- 1 Having the shape or properties of a tendril; thin and coiling; entwining. not-comparable
"Kissing the tendril fingers - at first because Mina, its mother, did not - but later with a rapture begot by its breath on her breast."
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More examples"The Gourd, / And thirſty Cucumer, vvhen they perceive / Th' approaching Olive, vvith Reſentment fly / Her fatty Fibres, and vvith Tendrils creep / Diverſe, deteſting Contact; […]"
Etymology
From Middle French tendrillon (“bud, shoot, cartilage”), perhaps a diminutive of tendron (“cartilage”), from Old French tendre (“soft”) (see tender (adjective)), or else from Latin tendere (“to stretch, extend”) (see tender (verb)).