centre partingcenter partingn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛntə ˈpɑːtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsɛn(t)ər ˌpɑrdɪŋ/

Forms: see centre n.¹ and parting n.

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

Etymology: < centre n.¹ + parting n.

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

ΚΠ

1852 Harper's Mag. June 144/1 Two plats beginning at each side of the centre parting of the forehead, are raised, and tied in the middle.

1879 Ladies' Treasury 1 June 355 It is a popular fashion..among ladies whose hair is not so lustrous or dark as in the days of youth; the point comes on the centre parting of the hair.

1883 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 23 Dec. 16/1 The style of the beard,..the center parting, and the curl over the ear are now matters of importance to the civilized lords of creation.

1915 San Antonio (Texas) Daily Light 12 Dec. 27/6 An attractive center parting is popular also.

1959 Times 23 Dec. 8/7 Curtains of straight fair hair falling from the neat centre parting.

2001 G. Woodward August (2002) 267 James had grown his hair to shoulder length with a perfectly symmetrical centre parting.

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

单词	centre parting
释义	centre partingcenter partingn. Brit. /ˌsɛntə ˈpɑːtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsɛn(t)ər ˌpɑrdɪŋ/ Forms: see centre n.¹ and parting n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: centre n.¹, parting n. Etymology: < centre n.¹ + parting n. A parting in a person's hair which runs along the middle of the head (rather than to one side). ΚΠ 1852 Harper's Mag. June 144/1 Two plats beginning at each side of the centre parting of the forehead, are raised, and tied in the middle. 1879 Ladies' Treasury 1 June 355 It is a popular fashion..among ladies whose hair is not so lustrous or dark as in the days of youth; the point comes on the centre parting of the hair. 1883 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 23 Dec. 16/1 The style of the beard,..the center parting, and the curl over the ear are now matters of importance to the civilized lords of creation. 1915 San Antonio (Texas) Daily Light 12 Dec. 27/6 An attractive center parting is popular also. 1959 Times 23 Dec. 8/7 Curtains of straight fair hair falling from the neat centre parting. 2001 G. Woodward August (2002) 267 James had grown his hair to shoulder length with a perfectly symmetrical centre parting. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1852
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