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| braid |
When you braid something like hair or cloth, you take three long pieces and weave them over and under each other to make one long piece like a rope. [2 definitions] |
| hairstylist |
A hair stylist is a person whose job is to give style to people's hair. They do things like cut, curl, or braid hair. Sometimes they add color or add things to make the hair thicker or longer. They might use hairpins to hold the hair up on a person's head. |
| pigtail |
a braid of hair that hangs from the head. |
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