braid
noun /breɪd/
/breɪd/
- [uncountable] thin coloured rope that is used to decorate furniture and military uniforms
- The general's uniform was trimmed with gold braid.
- The curtains were trimmed with silk braid.
- (especially North American English)
enlarge image(British English usually plait)[countable] a long piece of something, especially hair, that is divided into three parts and twisted together- She wears her hair in braids.
Word OriginOld English bregdan ‘make a sudden movement’, also ‘interweave’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breien (verb).