n.
- threads of silk, cotton, etc. woven into a decorative band.
- chiefly N. Amer. a plaited length of hair.
v.
- plait (hair).
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[usu. as adj. braided]
edge or trim with braid.
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[usu. as adj. braided]
(of a river or stream) flow into shallow interconnected channels divided by deposited earth.
Derivative
Etymology
OE bregdan ‘make a sudden movement’, also ‘interweave’, of Gmc origin.