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. [11^th-17^thc.]

A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration. [from 16^thc.]

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