braid

¹braid

verb \ˈbrād\

Definition of BRAID

transitive verb

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

— braid·er noun

Examples of BRAID

1. She braids her hair every morning.
2. <they taught each other how to braid yarn into bracelets>

Origin of BRAID

Middle English breyden to move suddenly, snatch, plait, from Old English bregdan; akin to Old High German brettan to draw (a sword)

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to BRAID

Synonyms: plait, plat, pleat

Related Words: interlace, interweave, weave

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Rhymes with BRAID

Ade, aid, aide, blade, cade, clade, fade, glade, grade, jade, lade, made, maid, paid, raid, rayed, shade, spade, stade, staid, suede, trade, wade