cornrow

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɔrnˌroʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kôrn′rō′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
corn•row /ˈkɔrnˌroʊ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Clothinga narrow braid of hair plaited tightly against the scalp.

v. [~ + object]
  1. Clothingto arrange (hair) in cornrows.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
corn•row  (kôrn′rō′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothinga 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. ClothingUsually, cornrows. a hair style consisting of such braids in close parallel rows.

v.t. 
  1. Clothingto arrange (hair) in cornrows.
  • corn1 + row1 1970–75, American.


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