braided; braiding; braids
1
a
: to make from braids
braid a rug
b
: to form (three or more strands) into a braid
2
: to do up (the hair) by interweaving three or more strands
3
: mix, intermingle
braid fact with fiction
4
: to ornament especially with ribbon or braid
braider
noun
1
a
: a length of braided hair
b
: a cord or ribbon having usually three or more component strands forming a regular diagonal pattern down its length
especially
: a narrow fabric of intertwined threads used especially for trimming
2
: high-ranking naval officers
Examples of braid in a Sentence
Verb
She braids her hair every morning.
they taught each other how to braid yarn into bracelets
Noun
a hat trimmed with braid
until she was 15, she had a braid that reached to her knees
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Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
Box braids, to cite just one example of African hair braiding, take a long time to perfect.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
But within this unforgiving landscape, made famous by Steve Irwin’s Crocodile Hunter, are braids of rivers, bouncing marsupials, rolling mountains, ancient reptiles, coastal cliffs dwarfing California’s Big Sur, and the oldest continuous living culture in the world, all ready to be explored.
—Dalton Johnson, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Socratic thinking is a way of braiding together the uncertainty required for growth with the rigor required for endurance.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
Box braids, to cite just one example of African hair braiding, take a long time to perfect.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
Marc Piasecki Seen attending the Schiaparelli show in Paris on Monday, the actor had swapped her usual styles (shoulder length or longer waves, braids, and blowouts) for an asymmetric, cheekbone-skimming bob.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
But within this unforgiving landscape, made famous by Steve Irwin’s Crocodile Hunter, are braids of rivers, bouncing marsupials, rolling mountains, ancient reptiles, coastal cliffs dwarfing California’s Big Sur, and the oldest continuous living culture in the world, all ready to be explored.
—Dalton Johnson, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Braid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/braid. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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braid
1 of 2 verb1
: to form strands into a braid
2
: to ornament especially with ribbon or braid
braider
noun
braid
2 of 2 noun
: a length of cord, ribbon, or hair formed of three or more strands woven together
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