French braidとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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• French-braid

名詞

French braid (複数形 French braids)

1. 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.

動詞

French braid (三人称単数 現在形 French braids, 現在分詞 French braiding, 過去形および過去分詞形 French braided)

1. To braid into a French braid.
   • 1998, Mary Downing Hahn, As Ever, Gordy:

     Barbara French braided my hair—isn't it pretty?

   • 2002, Kathryn M White, The Killer Wore White: “Who Wanted the Women Dead?”, page 15:

     She French braided her hair pulling it straight back from her face.

   • 2012, Caroline Akervik, A Horse Named Viking, page 87:

     She French braided his forelock, and wrapped white tape around the bottom of each thick braid.

参考

• Dutch braid