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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Braid \Braid\ verb (used without an object) To start; to awake. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Braid \Braid\, adjective [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}, verb (used with an object)] Deceitful. [Obs.]
Since Frenchmen are so braid, Marry that will, I live and die a maid. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Braid \Braid\ (br[=a]d), verb (used with an object) [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}.]
1. To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.
Braid your locks with rosy twine. --Milton.
2. To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations.
3. To reproach. [Obs.] See {Upbraid}. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Braid \Braid\, noun
1. A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands.
A braid of hair composed of two different colors twined together. --Scott.
2. A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Braid \Braid\, noun [Cf.Icel. breg?a to move quickly.]
1. A quick motion; a start. [Obs.] --Sackville.
2. A fancy; freak; caprice. [Obs.] --R. Hyrde.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
braid
noun
1: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn: {plait}, {tress}, {twist}]
2: trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains [syn: {gold braid}, {braiding}]
verb
1: make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" [syn: {lace}, {plait}]
2: decorate with braids or ribbons; "braid a collar"
3: form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair" [syn: {pleach}] [ant: {unbraid}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
60 Moby Thesaurus words for "braid": 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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