Tress (noun)

A long lock or strand of hair, especially when worn as a braid or plait.

Origin:

From middle english tresse, from old french tresse, from latin trānsa ("braid, plait"), from trānsus ("transversal").

Examples:

1. She had a tress of hair hanging down her back.
2. He had a tress of hair hanging over his forehead.
3. She had tresses of golden hair.
4. The princess had tresses of hair as long as a train.
5. She had tresses of black hair that reached her waist.