Braid

Quick meaning: Braid is a verb meaning (transitive) To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.

Meaning

(transitive) To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.

More Meanings

1. To mix, or make uniformly soft, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in preparing food.
2. A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration.
3. A stranded wire composed of a number of smaller wires twisted together.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
5. (archaic, intransitive) To start into motion.
6. (obsolete) To reproach; to upbraid.
7. (obsolete, countable) A sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench.

Example Sentences

Braid your locks with rosy twine.

Great King, / Few loue to heare the ſinnes they loue to act, / T'would brayde your ſelfe too neare for me to tell it […]

In order to characterise the structure and complexity of a braid different numbers or topological invariants can be calculated.

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)[…].

Word Forms

• braids
• braiding
• braided
• brayde
• brade
• brad

Synonyms for braid

Depending on context, synonyms include interlace, interthread, twine, betwine, entwist, entwine.

Antonyms for braid

Common opposites include unbraid.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include twist, plait, tress, lace, pleach, wavy.

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