BRAID


Meaning of BRAID in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' br ā d

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English breyden to move suddenly, snatch, plait, from Old English bregdan; akin to Old High German brettan to draw (a sword)

Date: before 12th century

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

– braid · er noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.