BRAID


Meaning of BRAID in English

I. ˈbrād 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

II. noun

Date: 1530

1.

a. : a length of braided hair

b. : a cord or ribbon having usually three or more component strands forming a regular diagonal pattern down its length ; especially : a narrow fabric of intertwined threads used especially for trimming

2. : high-ranking naval officers

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.