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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

braid
    n 1: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn:
         braid, plait, tress, twist]
    2: trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains [syn: braid,
       gold braid, braiding]
    v 1: make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" [syn:
         braid, lace, plait]
    2: decorate with braids or ribbons; "braid a collar"
    3: form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair" [syn:
       braid, pleach] [ant: unbraid]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Braid \Braid\, n.
   1. A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or
      weaving together different strands.
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            A braid of hair composed of two different colors
            twined together.                      --Scott.
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   2. A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for
      binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.]
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   1. To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more
      strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.
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            Braid your locks with rosy twine.     --Milton.
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   2. To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by
      beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary
      operations.
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   3. To reproach. [Obs.] See Upbraid. --Shak.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Braid \Braid\, n. [Cf.Icel. breg?a to move quickly.]
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   1. A quick motion; a start. [Obs.] --Sackville.
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   2. A fancy; freak; caprice. [Obs.] --R. Hyrde.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Braid \Braid\ v. i.
   To start; to awake. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.]
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         Since Frenchmen are so braid,
         Marry that will, I live and die a maid.  --Shak.
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Thesaurus Results for braid:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

band, brail, bun, cable, chignon, coil, cord, cue, embroidery, enlace, entwine, fillet, interknit, interlace, intertie, intertissue, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, intort, knit, knot, lace, ligament, ligation, ligature, line, loom, loop, mat, net, noose, pigtail, plait, pleach, queue, raddle, rattail, ribbon, rope, splice, spun yarn, string, tail, tendon, thong, tissue, topknot, trimming, twill, twine, twist, wattle, weave, web, wire, wreath, wreathe, wreathwork, yarn

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