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

/ ˈkɔːnˌrəʊ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cornrow¹

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