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cornrowing

cornrowing is the present participle and gerund of cornrow.

Meaning of cornrow

Verb

cornrow (third-person singular simple present cornrows, present participle cornrowing, simple past and past participle cornrowed)

  1. (transitive) To braid the hair in this fashion.
    • He [...] passed his hand over her hair, which was now neatly cornrowed.2005, Helen Oyeyemi, The Icarus Girl, Bloomsbury, page 50

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Questions about cornrowing

What is cornrowing the present participle and gerund of?
Cornrowing is the present participle and gerund of cornrow.

Words near cornrowing in the dictionary

  1. cornpones
  2. cornrow
  3. cornrowed
  4. cornrower
  5. cornrowers
  6. cornrowing
  7. cornrows
  8. corns
  9. corns on the cob
  10. cornsack
  11. cornsacks

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