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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Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
The vases reference braided patterns and natural hair, motifs Coker has explored before.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 21 Jan. 2026
Essence, 28 Jan. 2026
The Princess of Wales stepped out for a full day of royal duties on January 27—and threw in a surprisingly simple side braid between stops.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Her work in this comprehensive anthology braids politics, gender, history and memory into confiding and powerful lyrics.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
The vases reference braided patterns and natural hair, motifs Coker has explored before.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
For a long time, Ciceron notes the wash-n-go style didn’t feel doable for women looking for definition of their highly textured hair twist outs and braid outs were more popular.
—Essence, 28 Jan. 2026
The Princess of Wales stepped out for a full day of royal duties on January 27—and threw in a surprisingly simple side braid between stops.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Braid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/braid. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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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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