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Definition of 'braid'Etymology 1
From (etyl) braiden, breiden, .
Alternative forms
* brayde (obsolete), breyde (obsolete)
Verb
(obsolete) To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
(archaic) To start into motion.
To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.
* Milton
- Braid your locks with rosy twine.
To mix, or make uniformly soft, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in preparing food.
(obsolete) To reproach; to upbraid.
- (Shakespeare)
Noun
( en-noun)
(obsolete) A sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench.
*, Bk.XII, ch.ii:
*:And than in a brayde Sir Launcelot brake hys chaynes of hys legges and of hys armys (and in the brakynge he hurte hys hondys sore).
:(Sackville)
A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration.
A fancy; freak; caprice.
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Etymology 2
Adjective
( en-adj)
(obsolete) deceitful
* Shakespeare
- Since Frenchmen are so braid , / Marry that will, I live and die a maid.
Anagrams
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