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cornrow

USKORN-roh/ˈkɔɹnˌɹoʊ/UKKAWN-roh/ˈkɔːnˌɹəʊ/

Pluralcornrows

Verbcornrows, cornrowing, cornrowed

2 meanings of cornrow

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  1. 1
    nouncountableplural
    One of several rows of tight braids made flat against the head.

    Like rows of crops planted in straight lines across a field.

    Each cornrow ran in a straight line from her forehead to the back of her neck.

    He asked the barber for neat cornrows before the big game.

    Similarbraid

  2. 2
    verbtransitive
    To braid hair into tight, flat rows close to the head.

    She learned to cornrow her sister's hair last summer.

    Many parents cornrow their kids' hair for the summer.

    Similarbraid, plait

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Origin

A compound of "corn" and "row," because the braids look like rows of corn in a field.