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Fortresses
Fortress For"tress, n.; pl. Fortresses. [F. forteresse, OF. forteresce, fortelesce, LL. foralitia, fr. L. fortis strong. See Fort, and cf. Fortalice.] A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security. Syn: Fortress, Fortification, Castle, Citadel. Usage: A fortress is constructed for military purposes only, and is permanently garrisoned; a fortification is built to defend harbors, cities, etc.; a castle is a fortress of early times which was ordinarily a palatial dwelling; a citadel is the stronghold of a fortress or city, etc.

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- Tresses is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Communes of the Gironde department "Répertoire national des...
- Spider tresses is a common name for several species of Strophanthus and may refer to: Strophanthus eminii Strophanthus gratus Strophanthus preussii Strophanthus...
- subfamily Orchidoideae. They are known commonly as ladies tresses, ladies'-tresses, or lady's tresses. The genus is distributed in the Americas, Eurasia, and...
- Spiranthes cernua, commonly called nodding lady's tresses, or nodding ladies' tresses, is a species of orchid occurring from Maritime Canada to the eastern...
- Tresse (plural: tresses) may refer to: a word borrowed from French, meaning tress, braided, plait or lace, as found in Lady's tresses; orchids in the...
- gr**** leaved ladies' tresses (sometimes spelled gr****leaf ladies'-tresses), green-vein ladies'-tresses or sometimes giant ladies' tresses is a terrestrial...
- Spiranthes tuberosa, commonly called little lady's tresses, little pearl-twist and slender ladies'-tresses is an orchid species. It is a perennial plant native...
- Spiranthes spiralis, commonly known as autumn lady's-tresses, is an orchid that grows in Europe and adjacent North Africa and Asia. It is a small grey-green...
- Spiranthes lucida, the shining ladies'-tresses, is a species of orchid native to northeastern North America. Spiranthes lucida is a perennial, herbaceous...
- Spiranthes sylvatica, the woodland ladies' tresses or pale-green ladies'-tresses is a terrestrial orchid endemic to the United States, very similar in...