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  • 1Braid, James — ▪ British golfer born February 6, 1870, Earlsferry, Fife, Scotland died November 27, 1950, London, England  one of the greatest golfers of his time, winner of the British Open championship five times in the first decade of the 20th century. Braid …

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  • 2Braid — Braid, n. 1. A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands. [1913 Webster] A braid of hair composed of two different colors twined together. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk …

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  • 3Braid — (br[=a]d), v. t. [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… …

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  • 4braid´like´ — braid1 «brayd», noun, verb. –n. 1. a band formed by weaving together three or more strands of hair, ribbon, straw, or the like; plait: »She wore her hair in two long braids. 2. a narrow band of fabric used to rim or bind clothing: »The general s… …

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  • 5braid´er — braid1 «brayd», noun, verb. –n. 1. a band formed by weaving together three or more strands of hair, ribbon, straw, or the like; plait: »She wore her hair in two long braids. 2. a narrow band of fabric used to rim or bind clothing: »The general s… …

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  • 6braid — {{11}}braid (n.) in part from stem found in O.E. gebrægd craft, fraud, gebregd commotion, O.N. bragð deed, trick, and in part from or influenced by related BRAID (Cf. braid) (v.). Earliest senses are a deceit, stratagem, trick (c.1200), sudden or …

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  • 7Braid — A braid (also called plait) is a complex structure or pattern formed by intertwining three or more strands of flexible material such as textile fibers, wire, or human hair. Compared to the process of weaving a wide sheet of cloth from two… …

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  • 8braid — braider, n. /brayd/, v.t. 1. to weave together strips or strands of; plait: to braid the hair. 2. to form by such weaving: to braid a rope. 3. to bind or confine (the hair) with a band, ribbon, etc. 4. to trim with braid, as a garment. n. 5. a… …

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  • 9braid — braid1 [breıd] n 1.) [U] a narrow band of material formed by twisting threads together, used to decorate the edges of clothes ▪ a jacket trimmed with red braid 2.) a length of hair that has been separated into three parts and then woven together… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10braid — 1 noun 1 (U) a narrow band of material formed by twisting threads together, used to decorate the edges of clothes: a jacket trimmed with red braid 2 (C) AmE a length of hair that has been separated into three parts and then woven together; plait… …

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