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单词 centre-parted
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centre-partedcenter-partedadj.

Brit. /ˌsɛntəˈpɑːtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈsɛn(t)ərˌpɑrdəd/
Forms: see centre n.1 and parted adj.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: centre n.1, parted adj.1
Etymology: < centre n.1 + parted adj.1, after centre parting n. Compare slightly later centre-part v.
Of hair: worn or styled with a parting down the middle of the head. Cf. centre parting n.
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1876 S. J. MacKenna Handfast to Strangers I. vii. 126 The centre-parted dark hair lay close to a forehead that a sculptor might dream of and rave about.
1911 W. A. Woodbury Beauty Culture xii. 170 [It] is made to cover the crown division or front of hair, and give it distinctive style, as in the centre-parted or side-parted form.
1950 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 6 Nov. 6/4 An elbow-length veil of pink tulle formed a ruff around her centre parted hair.
1999 P. Matthews Cannabis Culture (2000) ii. 27 Centre-parted hair and John Lennon glasses.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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