I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
gold
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The sun, brilliant after the early fog, glinted on gold braid and polished shakos.
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For more than two years Fields had been basically one of the boys, with gold braid .
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I don't carry a lot of weight now, in spite of all my gold braid .
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Even from here she could see the glint of gold braid .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a blue jacket with gold braid
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A little girl with wiry braids kicks a bottle cap at his shoes.
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A worn braid feels rough and is best cut away and the line joined by a blood knot.
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But ribbons are not only ideal for wrapping presents - household furnishings can be instantly revived with rich braids.
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Edusha, braid me a couple of braids.
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He smiles a satisfied smile and takes his long fingers and grazes them softly over my braids.
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He took his key from the floor clerk, who wore her hair in braids.
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The Cord Maker comes complete with an explanatory instruction leaflet, containing suggestions for using the finished braids and cords.
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Use lining fabrics for economy, trimmed with pattern border or edged with braid .
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
hair
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The men are fully bearded and the women have long, braided hair .
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What did it, I think, was how she unwound her braided black hair and re-wrapped it over her forehead.
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She was in riding dress, and had braided her hair .
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Manshin Anjima stretched her arms above her head, then began to braid her sparse hair .
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Might have skipped rope with her, or let her braid my hair , or told her my dreams!
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She grumbled on as she braided her kinky black hair into dozens of tiny braids.
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I also kept their clothes and bedding clean, combed and braided their hair , served them their meals.
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I would sing to the women as I braided their hair or walked by their compartments to check their pots.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Edusha, braid me a couple of braids.
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In the cavernous opening where the rails braided into two lines, the outer dark was spotlit.
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It took an hour and a half to braid properly.
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She was in riding dress, and had braided her hair.
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The horse was immaculate, mane braided, tack buffed to perfection.
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Their hair is drawn back severely from their faces and braided.