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1. (v.t.) braid
to weave together three or more strips or strands of; plait.
2. braid
to form by such weaving:
to braid a rope.
3. braid
to trim with braid, as a garment.
4. (n.) braid
a braided length or plait, esp. of hair.
5. braid
a ropelike band formed by plaiting strands of silk, cotton, or other material, used as trimming.
Etymology: (bef. 950; ME breiden, OE bregdan to move to and fro, weave)
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| Definition of 'braid' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) braid, plait, tress, twist
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
2. (verb) braid, gold braid, braiding
trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
3. (verb) braid, lace, plait
make by braiding or interlacing
"lace a tablecloth"
4. (verb) braid
decorate with braids or ribbons
"braid a collar"
5. (verb) braid, pleach
form or weave into a braid or braids
"braid hair"
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1. (noun) braid
three strands of hair twisted together
to wear your hair in braids
2. braid
twisted threads used to decorate clothing
***gold braid on her uniform
3. (verb) braid
to twist the hair or threads into a braid
***to braid her hair
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| Definition of 'braid' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) braid
a plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands
2. (noun) braid
a narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc
3. (noun) braid
a quick motion; a start
4. (noun) braid
a fancy; freak; caprice
5. (verb) braid
to weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait
6. (verb) braid
to mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations
7. (verb) braid
to reproach. [Obs.] See Upbraid
8. (verb) braid
to start; to awake
9. (verb) braid
deceitful
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Sense: to wind together (especially strands of hair).
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 Afrikaans: vleg |
 Arabic: يجدل، يضفر |
 Bulgarian: вплитам |
 Brazilian: trançar |
 Czech: splést |
 German: flechten |
 Danish: flette |
 Greek: πλέκω (συν. για μαλλιά) |
 Spanish: trenzar |
 Estonian: palmitsema |
 Farsi: بافتن |
 Finnish: letittää |
 French: tresser |
 Hebrew: צָמָה |
 Hindi: बटना, गूंथना |
 Croatian: svezati |
 Hungarian: copfba fon |
 Indonesian: mengepang |
 Icelandic: flétta |
 Italian: intrecciare |
 Japanese: 編む |
 Korean: 꼬다, 땋다 |
 Lithuanian: pinti |
 Latvian: []pīt (matus) |
 Malay: tocang |
 Dutch: vlechten |
 Norwegian: flette |
 Polish: zaplatać |
 Persian: بافتن |
 Pashto: اوبدل |
 Portuguese: entrançar |
 Romanian: aîmpleti |
 Russian: заплетать |
 Slovak: spliesť |
 Slovenian: preplesti |
 Serbian: uplesti |
 Swedish: fläta |
 Thai: ถัก (เปีย) |
 Turkish: örmek |
 Taiwanese: 編辮子 |
 Ukrainian: заплітати |
 Urdu: بال گوندھنا |
 Vietnamese: bện |
 Chinese: 编辫子 |
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