'Braid' definitions:
Definition of 'braid'
From: WordNet
noun
noun
Trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains [syn: braid, gold braid, braiding]
verb
verb
Decorate with braids or ribbons; "braid a collar"
verb
Definition of 'Braid'
From: GCIDE
- Braid \Braid\, n. [Cf.Icel. breg?a to move quickly.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. A quick motion; a start. [Obs.] --Sackville. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A fancy; freak; caprice. [Obs.] --R. Hyrde. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Braid'
From: GCIDE
- Braid \Braid\ v. i. To start; to awake. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Braid'
From: GCIDE
- Braid \Braid\, a. [AS. br[ae]d, bred, deceit; akin to Icel. brag[eth] trick, AS. bredan, bregdan, to braid, knit, (hence) to knit a net, to draw into a net, i. e., to deceive. See Braid, v. t.] Deceitful. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Since Frenchmen are so braid, Marry that will, I live and die a maid. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Braid'
From: GCIDE
- Braid \Braid\ (br[=a]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Braided; p. pr. & vb. n. Braiding.] [OE. braiden, breiden, to pull, reach, braid, AS. bregdan to move to and fro, to weave; akin. to Icel. breg[eth]a, D. breiden to knit, OS. bregdan to weave, OHG. brettan to brandish. Cf. Broid.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait. [1913 Webster]
- Braid your locks with rosy twine. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To reproach. [Obs.] See Upbraid. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Braid'
From: GCIDE
- Braid \Braid\, n.
- 1. A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands. [1913 Webster]
- A braid of hair composed of two different colors twined together. --Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'braid'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- band,
- brail,
- bun,
- cable,
- chignon,
- coil,
- cord,
- cue,
- embroidery,
- enlace,
- entwine,
- fillet,
- interknit,
- interlace,
- intertie,
- intertissue,
- intertwine,
- intertwist,
- interweave,
- intort,
- knit,
- knot,
- lace,
- ligament,
- ligation,
- ligature,
- line,
- loom,
- loop,
- mat,
- net,
- noose,
- pigtail,
- plait,
- pleach,
- queue,
- raddle,
- rattail,
- ribbon,
- rope,
- splice,
- spun yarn,
- string,
- tail,
- tendon,
- thong,
- tissue,
- topknot,
- trimming,
- twill,
- twine,
- twist,
- wattle,
- weave,
- web,
- wire,
- wreath,
- wreathe,
- wreathwork,
- yarn