braid Definition
braid (brād)
transitive verb
- to interweave three or more strands of (hair, straw, etc.)
- to make by such interweaving to braid a rug
- to arrange (the hair) in a braid or braids
- Old Poet. to tie up (the hair) in a ribbon or band
- 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
- a band or strip formed by braiding
- a length of braided hair
- a woven band of cloth, tape, ribbon, etc., used to bind or decorate clothing
braid Related Forms
braid′·er noun
braid Synonyms
braid
n.
braid Synonyms
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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