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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Essence, 16 July 2025
Synthetic or natural hair extensions are then added and braided into the hair.
—Taylor Bryant, Glamour, 9 July 2025
India Brown, Robb Report, 22 July 2025
For Comme des Garçons, braids of various sizes snaked down models’ fronts after cascading from under hats.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
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Verb
Read on for the truth about washing your synthetic braiding hair and how to protect your scalp.
—Essence, 16 July 2025
Synthetic or natural hair extensions are then added and braided into the hair.
—Taylor Bryant, Glamour, 9 July 2025
Noun
Evidence of production wear include fraying at the butt, loose braids, and scuffing from stunt use nearly half a century ago.
—India Brown, Robb Report, 22 July 2025
For Comme des Garçons, braids of various sizes snaked down models’ fronts after cascading from under hats.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
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“Braid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/braid. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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