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French braid en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A braided hairstyle starting with three small sections of hair near the crown of the head, which are then braided together toward the nape of the neck, gradually adding more hair to each section as it crosses in from the side into the center of the braid structure. The final result incorporates all of the hair into a smoothly woven pattern over the scalp.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
French braids	Number=Plur		lexicographic
French-braid		alternative	lexicographic

Translations (2)

fr tresse française (Translations) · cmn 麻花辮 /麻花辫 (Translations)

French braid en · VERB

Meanings

1. (transitive) To braid into a French braid.
   • She French braided her hair pulling it straight back from her face. 2002, Kathryn M White, The Killer Wore White: “Who Wanted the Women Dead?”, page 15:
   • Barbara French braided my hair—isn't it pretty? 1998, Mary Downing Hahn, As Ever, Gordy:
   • She French braided his forelock, and wrapped white tape around the bottom of each thick braid. 2012, Caroline Akervik, A Horse Named Viking, page 87:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
French braided	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
French braided	Tense=Past		lexicographic
French braids	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
French-braid		alternative	lexicographic
French braiding	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic

Relateds

Dutch braid