What does french-braid mean?

french-braid

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

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"I didn't need to know how to French-braid because Grace could go see “Auntie” Heather for that."
"I French-braided my hair and tied it with a scrunchy, which was so much better than a string torn from a pocket."
"Lacee had learned to French-braid, and that's how she'd worn her long hair for six days now."

French-braids (present, singular) French-braiding (participle, present) French-braided (participle, past) French-braided (past)

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