BRAID

noun a quick motion; a start.

2. braid ·noun a fancy; freak; caprice.

3. braid ·vt deceitful.

4. braid ·vt to reproach. ·see upbraid.

5. braid ·vi to start; to awake.

6. braid ·noun a plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands.

7. braid ·noun a narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, ·etc.

8. braid ·vt to mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations.

9. braid ·vt to weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.