Braid
[breɪd] or [bred]
Definition
(noun.) trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains.
(noun.) a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair.
(verb.) form or weave into a braid or braids; 'braid hair'.
(verb.) decorate with braids or ribbons; 'braid a collar'.
(verb.) make by braiding or interlacing; 'lace a tablecloth'.
Inputed by Giles--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.
(v. t.) To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations.
(v. t.) To reproach. [Obs.] See Upbraid.
(n.) A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands.
(n.) A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.
(n.) A quick motion; a start.
(n.) A fancy; freak; caprice.
(v. i.) To start; to awake.
(v. t.) Deceitful.
Checker: Phelps
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Plait, plat, intertwine, interweave, interlace, weave together.
Typed by Anatole
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Bind, tie, weave, plait
ANT:Unbind, dishevel
Typist: Rudy
Definition
adj. (Shak.) dissembling deceitful.
v.t. (Shak.) to upbraid to reproach.
v.t. to plait or entwine.—n. cord or other texture made by plaiting.—p.adj. Braid′ed plaited embroidered trimmed with braid.—n. Braid′ing the act of making braids: embroidery with braid.
Checked by Irving
Examples
- Then he cut off the other braid but without pulling on it and the razor made a small cut on my ear and I saw blood come from it. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Years ago she had said that when she married she would braid it in sevens. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It was braided according to a calendar system--the more important the day the more numerous the strands in the braid. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Nor have I been debarred, Though seas between us braid ha' roared, (BURNS) from participating in the intellectual feasts he has spread before us. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Caroline wore continually round her neck a slender braid of silk, attached to which was some trinket. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- And I saw myself with one braid and a slash where the other had been. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Mrs. Pryor gently disengaged the braid, drawing out a tiny locket--a slight thing it was, such as it suited her small purse to purchase. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She stood there, her hair still down her back in two braids. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Just as the coils and braids of dark-brown hair had been set free, Sir James entered the room. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I suppose there's no need to, in heaven, she said, straightening her loosened braids with a laugh, and bending over the tea-kettle. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The light touched to russet the rings of dark hair escaping from her braids, and made her pale face paler. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Laurie leisurely departed to recover the lost property, and Jo bundled up her braids, hoping no one would pass by till she was tidy again. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The step drew nearer, and a guardian in a braided cap walked listlessly through the room like a ghost stalking through a necropolis. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I heard one of my examiners--he of the braided surtout--whisper to his co-professor, Est-elle donc idiote? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- It was braided according to a calendar system--the more important the day the more numerous the strands in the braid. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The sun, where it could catch it, made a mirror of Thomasin's hair, which she always wore braided. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Isidor was furious as Jos put on the braided frock. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She had braided it in sevens today. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- She is in a gorgeous oriental costume; the black braided locks are twined with innumerable jewels; her dress is covered over with gold piastres. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Tucking, ruffling, braiding, cording, hemming, turning, plaiting, gaging, and other attachment devices are numerous. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Weaving, braiding, and netting are very old arts, but the art of knitting is comparatively modern. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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