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hairweave

American  
[hair-weev] / ˈhɛərˌwiv /
Or hair-weave,

noun

  1. the process of hairweaving.

  2. a hairpiece attached by hairweaving.


Etymology

Origin of hairweave

1965–70; hair + weave (in the noun sense)

Example Sentences

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Densely packed on the canvas, they give Mr. Newsome’s work a baroque richness: the sweep of a hairweave, repeated hundreds of times, looks like brushstrokes; the color and compositions mimic Renaissance art.

From New York Times