About The Word Braid
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Braid
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What's The Definition Of Braid?
[n] trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
[n] a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [v] form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair" [v] decorate with braids or ribbons; "braid a collar" [v] make by braiding Synonyms | Synonyms for Braid: braiding | gold braid | lace | plait | plait | pleach | tress | twist Related Terms | Find terms related to Braid: band | brail | bun | cable | chignon | coil | cord | cue | embroidery | enlace | entwine | fillet | interknit | interlace | intertie | intertissue | intertwine | intertwist | interweave | intort | knit | knot | lace | ligament | ligation | ligature | line | loom | loop | mat | net | noose | pigtail | plait | pleach | queue | raddle | rattail | ribbon | rope | splice | spun yarn | string | tail | tendon | thong | tissue | topknot | trimming | twill | twine | twist | wattle | weave | web | wire | wreath | wreathe | wreathwork | yarn See Also | adorn | aglet | aiglet | aiguilette | beautify | coiffure | decorate | embellish | grace | hair style | hairdo | interweave | ornament | passementerie | pigtail | queue | soutache | tissue | trim | trimming | weave | weave Braid In Webster's Dictionary \Braid\ (br[=a]d), v. t. [imp. &. p. p. {Braided}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Braiding}.] [OE. braiden, breiden, to pull, reach,
braid, AS. bregdan to move to and fro, to weave; akin. to
Icel. breg[eth]a, D. breiden to knit, OS. bregdan to weave,
OHG. brettan to brandish. Cf. {Broid}.]
1. To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more
strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.
Braid your locks with rosy twine. --Milton.
2. To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by
beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary
operations.
3. To reproach. [Obs.] See {Upbraid}. --Shak.
\Braid\, n. 1. A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands. A braid of hair composed of two different colors twined together. --Scott. 2. A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc. \Braid\, n. [Cf.Icel. breg?a to move quickly.] 1. A quick motion; a start. [Obs.] --Sackville. 2. A fancy; freak; caprice. [Obs.] --R. Hyrde. \Braid\ v. i. To start; to awake. [Obs.] --Chaucer. \Braid\, a. [AS. br[ae]d, bred, deceit; akin to Icel. brag[eth] trick, AS. bredan, bregdan, to braid, knit, (hence) to knit a net, to draw into a net, i. e., to deceive. See {Braid}, v. t.] Deceitful. [Obs.] Since Frenchmen are so braid, Marry that will, I live and die a maid. --Shak. |
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