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Braid (br&ā;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. bregða, 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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Braid (&unr_;), 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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Braid, n. [Cf.Icel. breg&unr_;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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Braid v. i. To start; to awake. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Braid, a. [AS. bræd, bred, deceit; akin to Icel. bragð 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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