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noun

Definition of braidnext
as in lace
a length of something formed of three or more strands woven together until she was 15, she had a braid that reached to her knees

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verb

ˈbrād How to pronounce braid (audio)
as in to plait
to form into a braid they taught each other how to braid yarn into bracelets

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Recent Examples of braid
Noun
Pretty much any style that swaddles your natural hair can be considered protective; among the many cited by the experts are braids, twists, locs, crochet styles, sew-ins, Bantu knots, and wigs. — Eden Stuart, Allure, 26 Oct. 2026 There, her hair was styled in light brown curly braids that flowed down her back. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
Many had long, black hair braided with beads and strung with bright parrot feathers. — Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026 At virtual hearings, Leya sat with her arms crossed, her dark, wavy hair neatly braided in cornrows and wearing an oversized coat over her red uniform. — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for braid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for braid
  1. lace
  2. plait
  3. stripe
  4. weave
  5. braiding
  6. plat
  7. lacing
Noun
  • In October, Jordyn Woods appeared for a SoHo photoshoot wearing lace mule bridal heels and a power suit.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2026
  • At the Palazzo Reale, an entire wall is punctuated by Picabia’s loose pencil and watercolor studies of the severe faces of Sevillian women, dark tresses piled high under lace mantillas.
    — Nicole Kaack, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of lace
Verb
  • The Prince and Princess of Wales' daughter has also previously sported smaller ribbons or had her hair plaited back in braids when she's worn her hair this way, and her oversize bow at Trooping matched her white outfit.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
  • One of the most important traditions is pineapple pole plaiting, in which artisans weave and shape materials into intricate forms.
    — Taryn White, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Definition of plait
Noun
  • After several seasons of leopard print—and a sprinkling of zebra in the resort collections—tiger stripes offer a fresh alternative within the animal-print family.
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Green earned her stripes early on with Lockport coach Nick Mraz.
    — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of stripe
Verb
  • The fantasy film about a woman (Olivia Colman) who weaves a perfect lover (Alexander Skarsgård) out of the titular material is one of the happy box office surprises of Q4 so far.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Nov. 2026
  • In the build-up, Almirón weaved through Toronto’s defense and played a give-and-go with Alexey Miranchuk, who assisted on the winger’s goal.
    — Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of weave
Noun
  • For the Minnesota Mavericks, the braiding and hairstyling is more than just a vanity project.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The exterior of the sculpture is adorned with synthetic braids, a fundamental material with Peacock, for whom braiding is a metaphor for relation, an embrace, irreducible intimacy.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of braiding
Verb
  • Or if this new continent had people living there who’d already platted out Elm and Main Streets.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • Armstrong was surveyed and platted in 1871 by a representative of the Kansas Pacific Railway Company.
    — Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Definition of plat
Noun
  • Her straight-from-the-runway shoe, which was shown in multiple colorways, features off-center lacing across a futuristic sneaker upper, and a high heel in the back.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The tension follows the women to Courtney’s event celebrating her husband’s birthday, where the real entertainment for the evening was Tia and Gizelle lacing stepping in the ring.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of lacing

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