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单词 centre-part
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centre-partcenter-partv.

Brit. /ˌsɛntəˈpɑːt/, U.S. /ˈsɛn(t)ərˌpɑrt/
Forms: see centre n.1 and part v.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: centre n.1, part v.
Etymology: < centre n.1 + part v., after centre parting n., centre-parted adj.
transitive. To part (the hair) down the middle of the head. Cf. centre parting n.
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1877 J. M. Sutherland in Isle of Man Times 20 Jan. 2/3 I cannot centre part my hair, It's been the fashion, too, of late, But all my lady friends declare I'm growing so effeminate.
1917 Life 26 Apr. 751/1 We haven't any Bobbies, As they have in Angleterre, And we never speak of Tiffin Nor centre-part our hair.
1970 Vogue 1 Apr. 82 She centre-parts her hair so that it falls in two arcs about her face.
2013 S. M. Smith At Edge Sight vi. 184 She has center-parted her hair and pulled it back in the same severe style as her American counterparts.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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