braid

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[edit] English

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A braid

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[edit] Etymology

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

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  • IPA: /breɪd/

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Infinitive
to braid

Third person singular
braids

Simple past
braided

Past participle
braided or obsolete browden

Present participle
braiding

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

Singular
braid

Plural
braids

braid (plural braids)

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

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