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noun

Braid n.

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."

A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.

Braid n.

A quick motion; a start. (Obs.)

A fancy; freak; caprice. (Obs.)

verb

Braid v. t. (past & past part. braided; pres. part. braiding)

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."

To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations.

To reproach. (Obs.) See Upbraid.

Braid v. i. To start; to awake. (Obs.)

adjective

Braid adj. Deceitful. (Obs.) "Since Frenchmen are so braid, Marry that will, I live and die a maid."

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Etymology of 'Braid'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Braid" Quotes from Famous Books

... in my checks before," he said dreamily, "it's mine for a brownstone on the Avenue, and one of them life-size landscapes with a shack on it for the season down to Pa'm Beach that they call country cottages. I'll dress the ginks that scrub the horses down in solid gold braid, and put the corpse of chamber ladies in Irish lace—I bust into society, marry a duke's one and only, and swipe her coronet for my manly brow. Did ...

— The Miracle Man • Frank L. Packard

... swell around in gold braid now and catch your heiress," observed Captain Wass to ...

— Blow The Man Down - A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 • Holman Day

... Dunedin's road, And I could trace each step they trode; Hill, brook, nor dell, nor rock, nor stone, Lies on the path to me unknown. Much might it boast of storied lore; But, passing such digression o'er, Suffice it that their route was laid Across the furzy hills of Braid, They passed the glen and scanty rill, And climbed the opposing bank, until They gained the top ...

— Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field • Walter Scott

... spiked by bristling brows. Two deep creases between the eyes furrowed their way up and were lost under an enormously wide sombrero. This sombrero was low crowned, like those worn farther to the south, and ornately flowered in silver. His chest was crossed with braid, cords of gold hung from the right shoulder to the collar, and the sleeves were as glorious as a bugler's. His brick-red jacket fell open from the neck, exposing the whitest of linen. His boots were yellow, his spurs big Mexican ...

— The Missourian • Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle

... than most men," said Moran simply. "If you, for instance, had been like some men, I should have fought you. It wouldn't have been the first time," she added, smoothing one huge braid between her palms. ...

— Moran of the Lady Letty • Frank Norris

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