cornrow: Meaning and Definition of

corn•row

Pronunciation: (kôrn'rō"), [key]
— n.
  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,a hair style consisting of such braids in close parallel rows.
—v.t.
  1. to arrange (hair) in cornrows.
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