braid

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Translations 1.5.2 External links

[edit] English

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• breyde (obsolete)

[edit] Etymology

Old English breġdan, from Germanic *bregdan. Cognate with Dutch breien.

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• IPA: /breɪd/

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to braid (third-person singular simple present braids, present participle braiding, simple past braided, past participle braided or obsolete browden)

1. (obsolete) (transitive) To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
2. (archaic) (intransitive) To start into motion.
   • Late C14: For verray wo out of his wit he breyde. — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales
3. (transitive) To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.

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[edit] Noun

braid (plural braids)

1. A weave of three of more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration.

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[edit] External links

• braid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• braid in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• Braid on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons