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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | interwoven hair style |
| Synonyms: | pigtail, plait, ponytail, queue |
| Main Entry: | band |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something which encircles |
| Synonyms: | bandage, bandeau, belt, binding, bond, braid, cable, chain, circle, circuit, copula, cord, fillet, harness, hoop, ligature, line, link, manacle, ribbon, ring, rope, sash, scarf, shackle, snood, stay, strap, string, strip, tape, tie, truss |
| Main Entry: | coil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thread that curls |
| Synonyms: | bight, braid, circle, convolution, corkscrew, curlicue, gyration, helix, involution, lap, loop, ring, roll, scroll, spiral, tendril, turn, twine, twirl, twist, whorl, wind |
| Main Entry: | decoration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | particular type of embellishment |
| Synonyms: | appliqué, arabesque, bauble, braid, color, curlicue, design, dingbat, doodad, extravagance, fandangle, festoon, filigree, finery, flounce, flourish, fretwork, frill, frippery, furbelow, fuss, garbage*, garnish, garniture, gewgaws, gilt, gimcracks, gingerbread, inlay, jazz, lace, ornament, parquetry, plaque, ribbon, scroll, sequin, spangle, thing*, tinsel, tooling, trimming, trinket, wreath |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | embroider |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add fancy stitching, adornment |
| Synonyms: | beautify, bedeck, braid, color, cross-stitch, deck, decorate, embellish, fix up, garnish, gild, gussy up, knit, ornament, pattern, quilt, spruce up, stitch, weave pattern, work |
| Main Entry: | entwine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | twist around |
| Synonyms: | braid, coil, corkscrew, curl, embrace, encircle, enmesh, entangle, interlace, interplait, intertwine, interweave, knit, lace, plait, spiral, surround, twine, weave, wind, wreathe |
| Antonyms: | unravel, untwist, unwind |
| Main Entry: | hairstyle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cut, style of a head of hair |
| Synonyms: | afro, beehive, blow dry, bob, bouffant, braid, brushcut, bubble*, bun, chignon, coiffure, crewcut, cut, do*, dreadlocks, ducktail, fade, feather cut, flattop, flip, haircut, hairdo, headdress, horse tail, mohawk, natural, pageboy, pigtails, pixie, ponytail, razor cut |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intertwine/interweave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | twist around |
| Synonyms: | associate, braid, connect, convolute, crisscross, cross, entwine, interknit, interlace, intertwist, intervolve, interwind, interwreathe, link, mesh, network, relate, reticulate, tangle, tat, weave |
| Antonyms: | untwine, untwist |
| Main Entry: | knot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bow, loop |
| Synonyms: | bond, braid, bunch, coil, connection, contortion, entanglement, gnarl, helix, hitch, joint, kink, ligament, ligature, link, mat, nexus, perplexity, rosette, screw, snag, snarl, spiral, splice, tangle, tie, twirl, twist, vinculum, warp, whirl, whorl, yoke |
| Notes: | a nautical mile is also a geological mile or admiralty mile; a knot is the unit for measuring nautical miles |
| Antonyms: | line |
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