centre partcenter partn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛntə ˈpɑːt/, U.S.

/ˈsɛn(t)ər ˌpɑrt/

Forms: see centre n.¹ and part n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: centre n.¹, part n.²

Etymology: < centre n.¹ + part n.² Compare earlier centre parting n.

Chiefly North American.

A parting in a person's hair which runs along the middle of the head (rather than to one side); = centre parting n.

ΚΠ

1899 Boston Sunday Globe 30 Apr. 30/3 The center part is not attempted by those..whose locks seem naturally to fall right and left from a parting at the side.

1929 J. Huddleston Secrets of Charm ii. 108 The length of a long thin face with a high forehead is exaggerated by a center part and so only women who have a pure oval face and regular features should attempt it.

1962 M. M. Sturm & E. H. Grieser Guide Mod. Clothing i. 18/2 A center part is becoming only if the hair is built out at the sides.

1996 P. Stecker Fashion Design Man. i. i. 10/2 Women's hair was worn with a centre part and coiled.

2015 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 23 Aug. m2 138 On the Miu Miu models, he made a center part, shaping the two front wings into half rolls.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	centre part
释义	centre partcenter partn. Brit. /ˌsɛntə ˈpɑːt/, U.S. /ˈsɛn(t)ər ˌpɑrt/ Forms: see centre n.¹ and part n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: centre n.¹, part n.² Etymology: < centre n.¹ + part n.² Compare earlier centre parting n. Chiefly North American. A parting in a person's hair which runs along the middle of the head (rather than to one side); = centre parting n. ΚΠ 1899 Boston Sunday Globe 30 Apr. 30/3 The center part is not attempted by those..whose locks seem naturally to fall right and left from a parting at the side. 1929 J. Huddleston Secrets of Charm ii. 108 The length of a long thin face with a high forehead is exaggerated by a center part and so only women who have a pure oval face and regular features should attempt it. 1962 M. M. Sturm & E. H. Grieser Guide Mod. Clothing i. 18/2 A center part is becoming only if the hair is built out at the sides. 1996 P. Stecker Fashion Design Man. i. i. 10/2 Women's hair was worn with a centre part and coiled. 2015 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 23 Aug. m2 138 On the Miu Miu models, he made a center part, shaping the two front wings into half rolls. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1899
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