Hypertext Webster Gateway: "braid"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Braid \Braid\, n.
1. A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or
weaving together different strands.
A braid of hair composed of two different colors
twined together. --Scott.
2. A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for
binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Braid \Braid\ (br[=a]d), v. t. [imp. &. p. p. {Braided}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Braiding}.] [OE. braiden, breiden, to pull, reach,
braid, AS. bregdan to move to and fro, to weave; akin. to
Icel. breg[eth]a, D. breiden to knit, OS. bregdan to weave,
OHG. brettan to brandish. Cf. {Broid}.]
1. To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more
strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.
Braid your locks with rosy twine. --Milton.
2. To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by
beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary
operations.
3. To reproach. [Obs.] See {Upbraid}. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Braid \Braid\, n. [Cf.Icel. breg?a to move quickly.]
1. A quick motion; a start. [Obs.] --Sackville.
2. A fancy; freak; caprice. [Obs.] --R. Hyrde.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Braid \Braid\, a. [AS. br[ae]d, bred, deceit; akin to Icel.
brag[eth] trick, AS. bredan, bregdan, to braid, knit, (hence)
to knit a net, to draw into a net, i. e., to deceive. See
{Braid}, v. t.]
Deceitful. [Obs.]
Since Frenchmen are so braid, Marry that will, I live
and die a maid. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Braid \Braid\ v. i.
To start; to awake. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
braid
n 1: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn: {plait},
{tress}, {twist}]
2: trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains [syn: {gold
braid}, {braiding}]
v 1: make by braiding [syn: {lace}, {plait}]
2: decorate with braids or ribbons; "braid a collar"
3: form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair" [syn: {pleach}]
[ant: {unbraid}]
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