braided; braiding; braids
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
braider
noun
1
a
: a length of braided hair
b
: a cord or ribbon having usually three or more component strands forming a regular diagonal pattern down its length
especially
: a narrow fabric of intertwined threads used especially for trimming
2
: high-ranking naval officers
Examples of braid in a Sentence
Verb
She braids her hair every morning.
they taught each other how to braid yarn into bracelets
Noun
a hat trimmed with braid
until she was 15, she had a braid that reached to her knees
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Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The grove is home to approximately 500 giant sequoias, some around 3,000 years old, a petite, braided, and energetic ranger informed the crowd.
—Gloria Liu, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025
Edward Segarra, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
If my hair wasn’t in braids, my life was on pause.
—Jailynn Tayor, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
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Verb
To complete the ensemble, braid your hair into two plaits and tie them with baby blue bows at the ends.
—Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The grove is home to approximately 500 giant sequoias, some around 3,000 years old, a petite, braided, and energetic ranger informed the crowd.
—Gloria Liu, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
The slideshow showed West wearing fluorescent blue braids with a black graphic T-shirt and matching shorts at an apparent concert event.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
If my hair wasn’t in braids, my life was on pause.
—Jailynn Tayor, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Braid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/braid. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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braid
1 of 2 verb1
: to form strands into a braid
2
: to ornament especially with ribbon or braid
braider
noun
braid
2 of 2 noun
: a length of cord, ribbon, or hair formed of three or more strands woven together
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