Definition of CORNROW

  • to braid hair tightly in rows close to the scalp [v CORNROWED, CORNROWING, CORNROWS]
  • 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
  • hair style consisting of such braids in close parallel rows
  • to arrange (hair) in cornrows