Origin of braid
before 950; Middle English
braiden, breiden (v.), Old English
bregdan to move quickly, move to and fro, weave; cognate with Old Norse
bregtha, Dutch
breien
OTHER WORDS FROM braid
braid·er, noun well-braid·ed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH braid
braid brayedWords nearby braid
brahminy kite,
brahmo samaj,
brahms,
brahms, johannes,
brahui,
braid,
braided,
braided stream,
braiding,
brail,
braille
Example sentences from the Web for braided
British Dictionary definitions for braided (1 of 3)
braided
/ (ˈbreɪdɪd) /
adjective
(of a river or stream) flowing in several shallow interconnected channels separated by banks of deposited material
British Dictionary definitions for braided (2 of 3)
braid
1
/ (breɪd) /
verb (tr)
to interweave several strands of (hair, thread, etc); plait
to make by such weaving
to braid a rope
to dress or bind (the hair) with a ribbon, etc
to decorate with an ornamental trim or border
to braid a skirt
noun
a length of hair, fabric, etc, that has been braided; plait
narrow ornamental tape of woven silk, wool, etc
Derived forms of braid
braider, nounWord Origin for braid
Old English
bregdan to move suddenly, weave together; compare Old Norse
bregtha, Old High German
brettan to draw a sword
British Dictionary definitions for braided (3 of 3)
braid
2
/ (bred, breɪd) Scot /
adjective
broad
adverb
broadly; frankly
Word Origin for braid
Scot variant of
broad