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braid (brād)

transitive verb

  1. to interweave three or more strands of (hair, straw, etc.)
  2. to make by such interweaving to braid a rug
    1. to arrange (the hair) in a braid or braids
    2. Old Poet. to tie up (the hair) in a ribbon or band
  3. to trim or bind with braid

Etymology: ME breiden, to dart, twist, pull < OE bregdan, to move quickly < IE base *bhere-, to gleam, flash > bream, ON bra, eyelid

noun

  1. a band or strip formed by braiding
  2. a length of braided hair
  3. a woven band of cloth, tape, ribbon, etc., used to bind or decorate clothing

braid Related Forms

braid·er noun

braid Synonyms

braid

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braid Synonyms

braid

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braid Usage Examples

Object

  • hose: Where possible buy a machine with a rubber coated steel braided high pressure hose.
  • line: Two important points to consider are first braided line has no stretch.

Converse of object

  • use: The second option is to use solder braid, or ' solder wick ' .
  • make: Finger braiding - Learn how to make a decorative braid using just your hands.

Adjective modifier

  • gold: Top brass are in there, gold braid around the hats, you know the sort of thing.
  • silver: Students at the Pioneer Cadet School wore silver colored braid.
  • yellow: Lively sister Lucy, Saucy little maid, Going up behind her, Pulls her yellow braid.
  • long: He has a long braid of hair reaching down to his waist.
  • wide: Cadet ( ohne Charge ) Only 13mm wide gold braid and no stars of rank.

Modifies a noun

  • line: David was also fishing a braid line on his reel.
  • group: It is a sequel to " Ordering the braid groups " .

Modifying Another Word

  • together: The rope can be defined as length of fibers, twisted or braided together to improve strength, to pull and connect.
  • then: She then braided her hair into the customary braid that she usually had.

Noun used with modifier

  • copper: Check that none of the copper braid is touching the inner copper wire.
  • silk: Sometimes they are combined with silk braids which I also make.
  • gold: Even the gold braid had been ripped off our hats.
  • silver: Florence Boot chose the uniforms - Lincoln Green, light green collar and cuffs, and silver braid.
  • hair: Mixed race, beautiful color, really cool hair braid design.
  • metal: The Caponord's ABS system uses BH DOT hydraulic hoses in flexible metal braid with PTFE inner tubing.

Present participle complement

make: Excellent for hand stitching and embroidery, braid making and tassels, crochet, lacemaking.

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