Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To arrange or style (hair) by dividing into sections and braiding close to the scalp in rows.
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- noun A
hairstyle , ofAfrican origin, having rows of tightlybraided hair close to the scalp
Etymologies
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Examples
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Make sure you carry photographs along if you are looking for a particular kind of cornrow style.
unknown title 2009
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discrimination could be a school that bans 'cornrow' hairstyles.
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discrimination could be a school that bans 'cornrow' hairstyles.
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(Soundbite of song, "I Love My Hair") Unidentified Child: (Singing) My hair looks good in a cornrow.
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(Soundbite of song, "I Love My Hair") Unidentified Child: (Singing) My hair looks good in a cornrow.
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(Soundbite of song, "I Love My Hair") Unidentified Child: (Singing) My hair looks good in a cornrow.
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(Soundbite of song, "I Love My Hair") Unidentified Child: (Singing) My hair looks good in a cornrow.
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On my wedding day 10 years ago, I turned to beauty expert Birgitte Philippides for a special look: recreating an elaborate French-meets-cornrow-braid couture coiffure I'd spotted in the pages of ELLE magazine.
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Her skin was a glowing negative, an undiluted black like my hair, but her tresses were braided into a cornrow pattern as intricate as a maze.
Silver Zombie Carole Nelson Douglas 2010
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Hairstyles range from 80s-style, big-bang blowouts to cornrow braids and a more contemporary flat-ironed look.
LAPD To Release Photos Of Potential Victims Found In 'Grim Sleeper's' Home AP 2010
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