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cornrow

[ kawrn-roh ]

noun

  1. a type of braid, originating in Africa, in which a narrow strip of hair is plaited tightly against the scalp from front to back or from side to side.
  2. Usually cornrows. a hairstyle consisting of such braids in close parallel rows.

verb (used with object)

  1. to arrange (hair) in cornrows.

cornrow

/ ˈɔːˌəʊ /

noun

  1. a Black, originally African, hair-style in which the hair is plaited in close parallel rows, resembling furrows in a ploughed field
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cornrow1

An Americanism dating back to 1970–75; corn 1 + row 1

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