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BRAID
braid, gold braid, braiding
(noun) trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
braid, plait, tress, twist
(noun) a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
braid, pleach
(verb) form or weave into a braid or braids; “braid hair”
braid
(verb) decorate with braids or ribbons; “braid a collar”
braid, lace, plait
(verb) make by braiding or interlacing; “lace a tablecloth”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
braid (third-person singular simple present braids, present participle braiding, simple past braided, past participle (obsolete) browden or braided)
(obsolete, transitive) To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
(archaic, intransitive) To start into motion.
(transitive) To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.
To mix, or make uniformly soft, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in preparing food.
(obsolete) To reproach; to upbraid.
Noun
braid (plural braids)
(obsolete) A sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench. [11th-17thc.]
A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration. [from 16thc.]
A stranded wire composed of a number of smaller wires twisted together
A tubular sheath made of braided strands of metal placed around a central cable for shielding against electromagnetic interference.
A fancy; freak; caprice.
Etymology 2
Adjective
braid (comparative more braid, superlative most braid)
(obsolete) Deceitful.
Anagrams
• Baird, bidar, rabid
Source: Wiktionary
Braid, v. t. [imp. &. p. p. Braided; p. pr. & vb. n. Braiding.] Etym: [OE. braiden, breiden, to pull, reach, braid, AS. bregdan to move to and fro, to weave; akin. to Icel. breg, 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. Etym: [Cf.Icel. breg to move quickly.]
1. A quick motion; a start. [Obs.] Sackville.
2. A fancy; freak; caprice. [Obs.] R. Hyrde.
Braid v. i.
Definition: To start; to awake. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Braid, a. Etym: [AS. bræd, bred, deceit; akin to Icel. brag 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.]
Definition: Deceitful. [Obs.] Since Frenchmen are so braid, Marry that will, I live and die a maid. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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