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Pronunciation : Braid
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. braiden, breiden, to pull, reach, braid, AS. bregdan to move to and fro, to weave; akin. to Icel. breg, D. breiden to knit, OS. bregdan to weave, OHG. brettan to brandish. Cf. Broid.]
Definition : 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.

t. [imp. &. p. p. Braided; p. pr. & vb. n. Braiding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Braid
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Braid
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf.Icel. breg to move quickly.]
Definition : 1. A quick motion; a start. [Obs.] Sackville.

2. A fancy; freak; caprice. [Obs.] R. Hyrde.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Braid v. i.
Definition : Defn: To start; to awake. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Braid
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [AS. br?d, bred, deceit; akin to Icel. brag 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.]
Definition : Defn: Deceitful. [Obs.] Since Frenchmen are so braid, Marry that will, I live and die a maid. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913