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Newguest Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Figure into

Hi

For centuries red-tressed Witches were thought to be more powerful than blonde or brunette ones, and indeed, red hair figures into many old spells. This may be because of the color's solar associations.

Does "tress" mean the same as "plait"?

Does "figure into" mean "appear in"?
  

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A tress is a lock of hair, so red-tressed means the same as red-haired , or red-headed . In this context, figures into means that it plays some part in or is involved in some way. I hope this helps.

— Sbolton

  • A tress is a lock of hair, so red-tressed means the same as red-haired , or red-headed .
  • In this context, figures into means that it plays some part in or is involved in some way.
  • I hope this helps.
  • -S
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A tress is a lock of hair, so red-tressed means the same as red-haired, or red-headed.

In this context, figures into means that it plays some part in or is involved in some way.

I hope this helps.

-S
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Thanks for the answer.

By the way, does the phrase the color's solar associations mean "associations with the sun color"?

The whole sentence: This may be because of the associations with the sun color.
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Well, it is referring to the color red, and the associations that color has with the sun. Not necessarily that it is the sun's color, but that red is sometimes associated with the sun.
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I understand now. Thanks.
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