noun / verb
braid
BRAYD/breɪd/
A strip formed by interweaving strands, or to make such a strip.
She braids three strands of hair into a neat strip down her back.
Etymology
Bregdan covered both quick movements and bending or weaving things together. In the selected noun sense, a braid is the result of that interweaving, especially when the strands are hair.
In context
with the rest of your hair combine the other upper back braid with the front braid that is next to be braided and cross both of those over the middle strand
More examples
- A narrow braid decorates the edge of the jacket.
- He braided the cords together to make a handle.
- Two long braids hang over her shoulders.
Forms
braid · braids · braided · braiding
Similar words
- twist
- Twisting winds strands around each other; braiding interweaves them in a repeated pattern.