Cornrows
noun
A way of braiding hair close to the scalp in narrow strips.
She wore her hair in neat cornrows.
Often appears as...
- braid cornrows
- wear cornrows
noun
A way of braiding hair close to the scalp in narrow strips.
She wore her hair in neat cornrows.
Often appears as...
- braid cornrows
- wear cornrows
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Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Origin
Cornrows originated in Africa and are part of African culture, often conveying social status.
Cornrows have been worn for centuries in various African communities.
Pro Tip 2/3Skill Required
Creating cornrows is intricate work and usually requires the skills of an experienced hair braider.
She visited a professional to get her hair styled into cornrows.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Style
Cornrows are practical; they can protect hair and reduce tangling, useful in athletics or manual work.
He got cornrows to keep his hair managed while playing soccer.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Origin
Cornrows originated in Africa and are part of African culture, often conveying social status.
Cornrows have been worn for centuries in various African communities.
Pro Tip 2/3Skill Required
Creating cornrows is intricate work and usually requires the skills of an experienced hair braider.
She visited a professional to get her hair styled into cornrows.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Style
Cornrows are practical; they can protect hair and reduce tangling, useful in athletics or manual work.
He got cornrows to keep his hair managed while playing soccer.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Origin
Cornrows originated in Africa and are part of African culture, often conveying social status.
Cornrows have been worn for centuries in various African communities.
Pro Tip 2/3Skill Required
Creating cornrows is intricate work and usually requires the skills of an experienced hair braider.
She visited a professional to get her hair styled into cornrows.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Style
Cornrows are practical; they can protect hair and reduce tangling, useful in athletics or manual work.
He got cornrows to keep his hair managed while playing soccer.
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She sat in perfect profile with her face raised to the sky. She had perfect salt-and-pepper cornrows platted down the sides of her head, and pride and wisdom just emanated from her dark skin.
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How to build your...
She sat in perfect profile with her face raised to the sky. She had perfect salt-and-pepper cornrows platted down the sides of her head, and pride and wisdom just emanated from her dark skin.
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Quote examples
Kristaps Porzingis
Latvian Athlete
Us three brothers - me, Janis, and Martins - we made a bet. We all sat down and said we were going to grow our hair out. But after a month or two, they cut their hair. But I was too young to make the decision about whether I would get a haircut, so mine just kept growing. And it was so long that I decided I should start rocking those cornrows.
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Goapele
American Musician
There are some parents who always have their daughter's hair whipped. Mine wasn't always like that, but I appreciate that both my parents were into me having natural hair, so they did find Anota Scott, who I was going to for my cornrows and wrapping last year and a couple years before that.
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Roger Stone
American Politician
Timberlake was once a boy-band idol with mismatched baggy attire and the curly, frosted locks of a Cabbage Patch Kid doll. His early fashion missteps included a full denim costume complete with rhinestones and a cowboy hat, and for a time, his hair was twisted in cornrows.
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Amanda Seales
American Comedian
Cornrows came back with a vengeance in the early '00s with every dude trying to grow his hair out to get 'braided up.' It was crazy. Girls were getting carpal tunnel in hoods across America trying to make plaits out of 1.5 inches of ungreased hair.
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Johnathon Schaech
American Actor
I just played one of the bad guys in Hercules 3D, and I had cornrows. People moved away from me in elevators, that's for sure. I wore them for about three months. After a while, they get a little gnarly, and you have to redo them.
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Allen Iverson
American Athlete
Tattoos, cornrows, headbands, hip-hop. I never meant to start any trends. I got my butt kicked, but if that meant that the guys who came after me could be themselves, then it was worth it.
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John David Washington
American Actor
Oh, talking about private school, man, I had cornrows, and when I picked 'em out, certain people that didn't look like me always wanted to touch 'em. One time, I just said, 'Yo, hell no.
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Katherine Ryan
Canadian Comedian
I'm not a Rachel Dolezal. I don't fake tan; I don't have the cornrows, I don't misappropriate. I just want to be Beyonce.
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Nafessa Williams
American Actress
Ultimately, my goal is to inspire little brown girls that look like me, that are sitting on the porch wearing cornrows.
Quote examples
Teyonah Parris
American Actress
When I'm filming, I keep my hair in cornrows so that they can fit a wig on top of my hair.
Quote examples
Kristaps Porzingis
Latvian Athlete
Us three brothers - me, Janis, and Martins - we made a bet. We all sat down and said we were going to grow our hair out. But after a month or two, they cut their hair. But I was too young to make the decision about whether I would get a haircut, so mine just kept growing. And it was so long that I decided I should start rocking those cornrows.
Quote examples
Goapele
American Musician
There are some parents who always have their daughter's hair whipped. Mine wasn't always like that, but I appreciate that both my parents were into me having natural hair, so they did find Anota Scott, who I was going to for my cornrows and wrapping last year and a couple years before that.
Quote examples
Roger Stone
American Politician
Timberlake was once a boy-band idol with mismatched baggy attire and the curly, frosted locks of a Cabbage Patch Kid doll. His early fashion missteps included a full denim costume complete with rhinestones and a cowboy hat, and for a time, his hair was twisted in cornrows.
Quote examples
Amanda Seales
American Comedian
Cornrows came back with a vengeance in the early '00s with every dude trying to grow his hair out to get 'braided up.' It was crazy. Girls were getting carpal tunnel in hoods across America trying to make plaits out of 1.5 inches of ungreased hair.
Quote examples
Johnathon Schaech
American Actor
I just played one of the bad guys in Hercules 3D, and I had cornrows. People moved away from me in elevators, that's for sure. I wore them for about three months. After a while, they get a little gnarly, and you have to redo them.
Quote examples
Allen Iverson
American Athlete
Tattoos, cornrows, headbands, hip-hop. I never meant to start any trends. I got my butt kicked, but if that meant that the guys who came after me could be themselves, then it was worth it.
Quote examples
John David Washington
American Actor
Oh, talking about private school, man, I had cornrows, and when I picked 'em out, certain people that didn't look like me always wanted to touch 'em. One time, I just said, 'Yo, hell no.
Quote examples
Katherine Ryan
Canadian Comedian
I'm not a Rachel Dolezal. I don't fake tan; I don't have the cornrows, I don't misappropriate. I just want to be Beyonce.
Quote examples
Nafessa Williams
American Actress
Ultimately, my goal is to inspire little brown girls that look like me, that are sitting on the porch wearing cornrows.
Quote examples
Teyonah Parris
American Actress
When I'm filming, I keep my hair in cornrows so that they can fit a wig on top of my hair.
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