Meaning of Madonna braid | Babel Free

Definitions

A smooth braid arranged on a side of the face.

Examples

“Madonna braids are next the face, and the curls beyond.”

“The hair is beautifully arranged in a Madonna braid in front.”

“The luxuriant brown hair was coiled simply at the back, and confined by a tortoiseshell comb; the front was parted in Madonna braids from the clear, intelligent brow, and being exceedingly long, and simply crossed over the coil at the back of the head, hung down behind each ear in two or three beautiful drooping curls.”

“Besides, at the piano sat Ágnes Kallós, István’s fiancée, in a white dress, her luxuriant hair in a Madonna-braid.”

“He remembered her with her hair parted in the centre and arranged smoothly on either side of her face in a Madonna braid.”

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