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Cornrows
A hairstyle, of African origin, having rows of tightly braided hair close to the scalp
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A hairstyle, of African origin, having rows of tightly braided hair close to the scalp
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| dreadlocksnoun | A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings. |
| braidnoun | (transitive) To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids. |
| hair crimping | a method of styling usually straight, long hair so that it becomes wavy, often in a sawtooth / zig-zag fashion. |
| hair twists | Hair twists, flat twists, or mini-twists, are a hairstyle popular with Afro-textured hair around the world, and sometimes with other hair textures. |
| beehivenoun | A sheltered place where bees, usually honey bees (genus Apis), live. |
| ponytailnoun | A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head. |
| mohawk hairstyle | The mohawk (also referred to as a mohican) is a hairstyle in which, in the most common variety, both sides of the head are shaven, leaving a strip of noticeably longer hair in the center. |
| bunchesnoun | Hair gathered together in two or more parts; pigtails. |
| bouffantnoun | Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy; puffed out away from head or body. |
| hairstylenoun | The style in which someone's hair has been cut and arranged. |
| headbandnoun | A strip of fabric worn around the head. |
| hairweavingnoun | The transplantation of hair onto the scalp by weaving it into the existing hair, sometimes to disguise baldness. |
| comb oververb | (transitive) To examine scrupulously. |
| hair rollernoun | A small tube that is rolled into a person's hair in order to curl it, making a new hairstyle. |
| marcelling | a hair styling technique in which hot curling tongs are used to induce a curl into the hair. |
| french twistnoun | An updo hairstyle in which the hair is twisted behind the head before being pinned over the top of the head. |
| mohawknoun | A member of an indigenous people of North America originally from the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York to southern Quebec and eastern Ontario, the easternmost of the Iroquois Five Nations. |
| shimadanoun | A traditional type of formal hairstyle for unmarried women in Japan, whereby the hair is gathered together and fastened to the top of the head. |
| backcombing | (also known as teasing or ratting) a way of combing hair which is used to create volume as well as to create certain hairstyles. |
| french braidnoun | 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. |
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