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English Dictionary: braid	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for braid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
braid n a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn: braid, plait, tress, twist] trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains Synonym(s): braid, gold braid, braiding v make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" [syn: braid, lace, plait] decorate with braids or ribbons; "braid a collar" form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair" Synonym(s): braid, pleach Antonym(s): unbraid
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Braid \Braid\, n. [Cf.Icel. breg[?]a to move quickly.] 1. A quick motion; a start. [Obs.] --Sackville. 2. A fancy; freak; caprice. [Obs.] --R. Hyrde.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Braid \Braid\ v. i. To start; to awake. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Braid \Braid\, a. [AS. br[91]d, bred, deceit; akin to Icel. brag[edh] 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.] Deceitful. [Obs.] Since Frenchmen are so braid, Marry that will, I live and die a maid. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Braid \Braid\ (br[amac]d), v. t. [imp. &. p. p. {Braided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Braiding}.] [OE. braiden, breiden, to pull, reach, braid, AS. bregdan to move to and fro, to weave; akin. to Icel. breg[edh]a, 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Braid \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.