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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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Lieutenant Kateryna braided her blond hair into two tight braids that ran along her head, curved around her ears, and hung down over her shoulders.
—Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 May 2025
Her hair, styled by Mark Townsend, was swept into a low braid with a deep side part.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
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Verb
Lapid started writing the script before the October 7 attack, only to end up braiding the resulting war and the escalating hypernationalism into the story.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Lieutenant Kateryna braided her blond hair into two tight braids that ran along her head, curved around her ears, and hung down over her shoulders.
—Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Noun
The various story strands are plaited together so neatly as to become a single braid, with an emphasis on how much these lives interlock as the shelter inmates support each other.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 May 2025
Her hair, styled by Mark Townsend, was swept into a low braid with a deep side part.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
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“Braid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/braid. Accessed 2 Jun. 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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