braided; braiding; braids
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
braider
noun
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
Examples of braid in a Sentence
Verb
She braids her hair every morning.
they taught each other how to braid yarn into bracelets
Noun
a hat trimmed with braid
until she was 15, she had a braid that reached to her knees
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Three major ranch families’ stories braid together in Ransom Canyon along with several other subplots such as one between Lizzy Greene’s head cheerleader and Garrett Wareing’s Lucas Russell.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2025
This season, trying new, reference-heavy braids can give you a gravity-defying look, bringing unreplicated creativity into your beauty.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Keefe’s vivid account of the Troubles in Northern Ireland braids the stories of the 1972 disappearance of mother Jean McConville in Belfast and of Dolours Price, a young activist who joined the Provisional IRA, and their long aftereffects.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Three major ranch families’ stories braid together in Ransom Canyon along with several other subplots such as one between Lizzy Greene’s head cheerleader and Garrett Wareing’s Lucas Russell.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
This is also the same Bow Wow who had women of all ages swooning over his crisp braids, Colgate smile and doting demeanor before his 18th birthday.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2025
This season, trying new, reference-heavy braids can give you a gravity-defying look, bringing unreplicated creativity into your beauty.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Braid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/braid. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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braid
1 of 2 verb1
: to form strands into a braid
2
: to ornament especially with ribbon or braid
braider
noun
braid
2 of 2 noun
: a length of cord, ribbon, or hair formed of three or more strands woven together
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