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Definition of Cornrows
1. cornrow [v] - See also: cornrow
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cornrows
Literary usage of Cornrows
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults: A Selected Listing by Ginny Moore Kruse (1991)
"Cartoon images are sometimes typical (balloon, keys, pencil) and sometimes
culturally specific (Africa, cornrows, Rente cloth, Nefertiti. ..."
2. Learning Along the Way: Professional Development by and for Teachersby Diane Sweeney by Diane Sweeney (2003)
"Jamie's hair is tightly braided into cornrows. A scowl is her typical expression
and "Just try to make me do it" is her mantra. Even as a fourth grader, ..."
3. Aegean Days by James Irving Manatt (1914)
"Who does not recall the transport of his youth on finding a belated watermelon
between the cornrows, when the first frost had converted its red heart into a ..."
4. Reminiscences of an Indianian from the Sassafras Log Behind the Barn in by J. Augustus Lemcke (1905)
"My "store clothes," soon frayed by the affectionately clinging cockleburs, were
worn out in the cornrows of the clearing, and it was but a short time when ..."
5. A Departure from the Script: A Novel by Rochelle Hollander Schwab (2002)
"... hair done up in an elegant cascade of cornrows that must have taken hours to
achieve. Jenny turned from her conversation and noticed me looking at her. ..."
6. Writing Fabulous Sentences and Paragraphs by Jill Norris, Don Robison (1997)
"Is it shaved, in ringlets, braided in cornrows, permed, or straight? Nose Describe
your nose. Think about the bridge. Is it long or short? ..."
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