hairweave

or hair-weave, hair weave

[ hair-weev ]

noun

1. the process of hairweaving.
2. a hairpiece attached by hairweaving.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hairweave¹

1965–70; hair + weave (in the noun sense)

Example Sentences

Densely packed on the canvas, they give Mr. Newsome’s work a baroque richness: the sweep of a hairweave, repeated hundreds of times, looks like brushstrokes; the color and compositions mimic Renaissance art.

From New York Times