<s>
A	O
French	B-Algorithm
braid	I-Algorithm
,	O
also	O
called	O
a	O
French	B-Algorithm
plait	I-Algorithm
,	O
is	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
braided	O
hairstyle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
simplest	O
form	O
of	O
three-strand	O
braid	B-Application
,	O
all	O
the	O
hair	O
is	O
initially	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
sections	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
then	O
simultaneously	O
gathered	O
together	O
near	O
the	O
scalp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
a	O
French	B-Algorithm
braid	I-Algorithm
starts	O
with	O
three	O
small	O
sections	O
of	O
hair	O
near	O
the	O
crown	O
of	O
the	O
head	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
then	O
braided	O
together	O
toward	O
the	O
nape	O
of	O
the	O
neck	O
,	O
gradually	O
adding	O
more	O
hair	O
to	O
each	O
section	O
as	O
it	O
crosses	O
in	O
from	O
the	O
side	O
into	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
braid	B-Application
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
main	O
mass	O
of	O
hair	O
is	O
initially	O
parted	O
into	O
two	O
or	O
more	O
sections	O
along	O
the	O
scalp	O
that	O
are	O
kept	O
separate	O
from	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
multiple	O
French	B-Algorithm
braids	I-Algorithm
may	O
be	O
created	O
,	O
each	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
unique	O
feature	O
about	O
the	O
French	B-Algorithm
braid	I-Algorithm
is	O
that	O
an	O
individual	O
can	O
braid	B-Application
their	O
own	O
hair	O
without	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
The	O
difficulty	O
of	O
braiding	O
can	O
depend	O
on	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
hair	O
the	O
individual	O
has	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
as	O
some	O
styles	O
of	O
hair	O
are	O
easier	O
to	O
braid	B-Application
than	O
others	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
length	O
of	O
hair	O
also	O
plays	O
a	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
braid	B-Application
;	O
shorter	O
hair	O
can	O
be	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bobby	O
pins	O
can	O
be	O
useful	O
when	O
braiding	O
shorter	O
hair	O
or	O
hair	O
with	O
many	O
different	O
layers	O
to	O
keep	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
hair	O
in	O
the	O
French	B-Algorithm
braid	I-Algorithm
in	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
different	O
ways	O
of	O
French	O
braiding	O
that	O
make	O
it	O
unique	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
person	O
can	O
braid	B-Application
at	O
a	O
slant	O
,	O
braid	B-Application
into	O
a	O
bun	O
,	O
or	O
only	O
braid	B-Application
the	O
bangs	O
(	O
fringe	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
simplest	O
form	O
of	O
hair	O
braid	B-Application
,	O
a	O
French	B-Algorithm
braid	I-Algorithm
has	O
several	O
practical	O
advantages	O
:	O
it	O
can	O
restrain	O
hair	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
head	O
that	O
is	O
too	O
short	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
nape	O
of	O
the	O
neck	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
spreads	O
the	O
weight	O
and	O
tension	O
of	O
the	O
braid	B-Application
across	O
a	O
larger	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
scalp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
French	B-Algorithm
braid	I-Algorithm
is	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
construct	O
than	O
a	O
simple	O
braid	B-Application
because	O
of	O
its	O
greater	O
complexity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
style	O
of	O
braid	B-Application
,	O
start	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
head	O
and	O
braid	B-Application
it	O
till	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
hair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Braiding	O
in	O
this	O
manner	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
with	O
different	O
braid	B-Application
types	O
but	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
are	O
the	O
classic	O
braid	B-Application
and	O
the	O
fishtail	O
braid	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sister	O
braid	B-Application
to	O
the	O
French	B-Algorithm
braid	I-Algorithm
is	O
the	O
Spanish	O
braid	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spanish	O
braid	B-Application
is	O
like	O
a	O
French	B-Algorithm
braid	I-Algorithm
but	O
in	O
the	O
beginning	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
grabbing	O
three	O
sections	O
of	O
hair	O
,	O
only	O
two	O
are	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phrase	O
"	O
French	B-Algorithm
braid	I-Algorithm
"	O
appears	O
in	O
an	O
1871	O
issue	O
of	O
Arthur	O
's	O
Home	O
Magazine	O
,	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
short	O
fiction	O
(	O
"	O
Our	O
New	O
Congressman	O
"	O
by	O
March	O
Westland	O
)	O
that	O
describes	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
hairstyle	O
(	O
"	O
do	O
up	O
your	O
hair	O
in	O
that	O
new	O
French	B-Algorithm
braid	I-Algorithm
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dutch	B-Algorithm
braid	I-Algorithm
:	O
A	O
Dutch	B-Algorithm
braid	I-Algorithm
(	O
also	O
called	O
an	O
inverted	O
French	B-Algorithm
braid	I-Algorithm
or	O
pineapple	O
braid	B-Application
)	O
is	O
created	O
when	O
the	O
three	O
hair	O
sections	O
are	O
crossed	O
under	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
a	O
braid	B-Application
standing	O
up	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
hair	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
under	O
the	O
hair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fishtail	O
braid	B-Application
:	O
A	O
fishtail	O
braid	B-Application
resembles	O
a	O
French	B-Algorithm
braid	I-Algorithm
in	O
its	O
smoothly	O
woven	O
appearance	O
,	O
but	O
divides	O
the	O
hair	O
into	O
only	O
two	O
sections	O
instead	O
of	O
three	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
piece	O
of	O
each	O
section	O
is	O
passed	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
section	O
over	O
and	O
over	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
braid	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
style	O
was	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Grecian	O
braid	B-Application
"	O
in	O
the	O
19th	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Variations	O
of	O
the	O
French	B-Algorithm
braid	I-Algorithm
are	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
prepare	O
horses	O
 '	O
tails	O
for	O
showing	O
polo	O
and	O
polocrosse	O
.	O
</s>
