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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Emily Alben, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The cable is braided and comes in three or six feet options.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
With his hair knotted up in a pair of double-dutch braids and rocking a baggy black suit with white flames at the knees, MGK ripped through his amped version of the song while strumming a red acoustic guitar.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
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Verb
My grandmother didn’t teach me to fill and braid this beloved pastry.
—Emily Alben, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The cable is braided and comes in three or six feet options.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
The American Girl doll had two long braids, an elegant plaid dress, and black patent-leather shoes.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
With his hair knotted up in a pair of double-dutch braids and rocking a baggy black suit with white flames at the knees, MGK ripped through his amped version of the song while strumming a red acoustic guitar.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Braid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/braid. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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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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