Braided

Examples

• 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.
• Her woolly hair was braided in sundry little tails, which stuck out in every direction. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• These locks were braided with gems, and, being worn at full length, intimated the noble birth and free-born condition of the maiden. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• On ordinary working-days she braided it in threes; on ordinary Sundays in fours; at Maypolings, gipsyings, and the like, she braided it in fives. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Miss Kate sketched and Frank talked to Beth, who was making little mats of braided rushes to serve as plates. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.

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