page_title: French braid
section_title: Variations
hierarchical_section_title: French braid / Variations
caption_attribution_description: English: Braided hairdo, consisting out of a French braid (top), a couple of stitches of a fishtail braid (base of the hanging braid), a 3-stranded English braid with feathers that are incorporated into 2 half Dutch braids Deutsch: anspruchsvolle Flechtfrisur mit einem franzoesischen Zopf (oben), einigen Schlaegen eines Fischgraetzopfes (Zopfansatz) und einem 3-straengigen englischen Zopf, aus dem beidseitig Federn abgezweigt sind, die links und rechts in halbe hollaendische Zoepfe eingeflochten sind
context_page_description: A French braid, also called French plait or Oklahoma braid, is a type of braided hairstyle. The three-strand gathered plait includes three sections of hair that are braided together from the crown of the head to the nape of the neck.
context_section_description: Variations on this hairstyle include:
  Dutch braid: A Dutch braid (also called an inverted French braid or pineapple braid) is created when the three hair sections are crossed under each other, instead of over. It results in the look of a braid standing up from the rest of the hair, instead of being under the hair.
  Multiple small, separate, parallel Dutch braids are known as cornrows.
  Fishtail braid: A fishtail braid resembles a French braid in its smoothly woven appearance, but divides the hair into only two sections instead of three. A small piece of each section is passed over to the other section over and over to form the braid.  This style was called the "Grecian braid" in the 19th century.
  Variations of this braid are also used to prepare horses' tails for showing, polo and polocrosse.
caption: French, fishtail, English, and Dutch braids combined
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