what do the french call "a french braid" aka corn row?

Aren't "French braids" really fat braids that start near the scalp? Unless you have a LOT of hair it's hard to get French Braids,
whereas "corn rows" are very narrow braids using all the hair but in tiny amounts all over the head and the scalp shows through - which it does not with French braids.
Then there are Dredlocks, a la Whoopie Goldberg ... but that's a whole 'nother story!
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