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EMBRAID
Etymology
Verb
embraid (third-person singular simple present embraids, present participle embraiding, simple past and past participle embraided)
(obsolete, transitive) To braid up, as hair.
(obsolete, transitive) To upbraid.
Anagrams
• biarmed, demibra
Source: Wiktionary
Em*braid", v. t. Etym: [Pref. em- (L. in) + 1st braid.]
1. To braid up, as hair. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. To upbraid. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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