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Word: Braid
Speech Type: Noun
Old English bregdan ‘make a sudden movement’, also ‘interweave’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breien (verb)
breɪd
threads of silk, cotton, or other material woven into a decorative band for edging or trimming garments
Short Definition:decorative woven band
Examples:- a coat trimmed with gold braid
a length of hair made up of three or more interlaced strands
Short Definition:interlaced length of hair
Examples:- she wove her hair into a chic braid and coiled it into a bun
Word: Braid
Speech Type: Verb
breɪd
form (hair) into a braid or braids
Short Definition:form hair into braid
Examples:- when I was a kid, I loved braiding my hair
edge or trim (a garment) with braid
Short Definition:trim garment with braid
Examples:- their garments were braided with silk
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