cornrow

American

[kawrn-roh] / ˈkɔrnˌroʊ /

noun

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.
Usually cornrows. a hairstyle consisting of such braids in close parallel rows.

verb (used with object)

to arrange (hair) in cornrows.

cornrow British

/ ˈkɔːnˌrəʊ /

noun

a Black, originally African, hair-style in which the hair is plaited in close parallel rows, resembling furrows in a ploughed field

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Etymology

Origin of cornrow

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

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THE CORNROW, fashioned by parting and braiding sectors of hair to form geometric patterns on the head.

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