cornrow en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From corn + row, reflecting the figurative evocation of rows of corn in a cornfield.
Meanings
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(in-plural) One of a set of rows of tightly braided hair close to the scalp, forming a hairstyle, of African origin.
Coolio, whose spindly and sprouting cornrows defined his look, went on to sell over 17 million records throughout his career.
2022 September 29, Eduardo Medina, McKenna Oxenden, “Coolio, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ Rapper, Dies at 59”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:The physician should evaluate for a history of tight ponytails, buns, chignons, braids, twists, weaves, cornrows, dreadlocks, sisterlocks, and hair wefts in addition to the usage of religious hair coverings.
2021, Becky S. Li, Howard I. Maibach, Ethnic Skin and Hair and Other Cultural Considerations, page 154:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cornrows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (18)
ru францу́зская коси́чка (braided hair close to the scalp) · yo irun dídì (braided hair close to the scalp) · no afrofletter (braided hair close to the scalp) · yo àdìmọ́lẹ̀ (braided hair close to the scalp) · pt trancinha de raiz (braided hair close to the scalp) · de Flechtreihe (braided hair close to the scalp) · sv rastaflätor (braided hair close to the scalp) · ja コーンロウ (braided hair close to the scalp) · ru туга́я коси́чка (braided hair close to the scalp) · es trenza africana (braided hair close to the scalp) · fr tresse africaine (braided hair close to the scalp) · cmn 玉米壟 /玉米垄 (braided hair close to the scalp) · hu fejfonás (braided hair close to the scalp) · it treccine aderenti (braided hair close to the scalp) · de Cornrow (braided hair close to the scalp) · fi cornrow (braided hair close to the scalp) · hu parkettafonás (braided hair close to the scalp) · no rastafletter (braided hair close to the scalp)