braid
A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decorationA weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration.
» Tom has braided his beard.
Tom hat sich den Bart geflochten.
Том заплёл свою бороду в косичку.
Том заплів свою бороду у косу.
Meaning
13 senses(countable, uncountable)A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration.
Zopf, Litze, geflochtenes Band
коса́kosá, галу́нgalún, коса́kosá
коса́kosá
(countable, uncountable)A stranded wire composed of a number of smaller wires twisted together.
Litze
(countable, uncountable)A tubular sheath made of braided strands of metal placed around a central cable for shielding against electromagnetic interference.
Geflecht, Abschirmgeflecht, Schutzgeflecht
(countable, uncountable)Given two sets of n points on corresponding positions on two parallel lines, a braid is a unique set of crossings (over or under) between n strands that connect each point on one line to a point on the other line such that all points represent the terminus of one and only one strand and the traversal of any strand from a starting point to an ending point never moves further away from the from the ending point.
(countable, dialectal, uncountable)A wicker guard for protecting newly grafted trees.
(Ireland, Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)A shelf or board for holding objects.
(Ireland, Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)A board to press curd for cheese.
(Ireland, Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)A flat board attached to a beam, used for weighing.
(countable, obsolete)A sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench.
Ruck
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A caprice or outburst of passion or anger.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A moment, stound.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A turn of work, job.
- trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
- a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
Examples
50 sentencesTom has braided his beard.
Том заплів свою бороду у косу. — oromashka
ruТом заплёл свою бороду в косичку. — Selena777
deTom hat sich den Bart geflochten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom braided Mary's hair for her.
Том заплів Марії волосся. — Ahha
deTom flocht Maria die Haare. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Who braids your hair for you?
deWer flicht dir die Haare? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Let me braid your hair for you.
ruДавай я заплету тебе косу. — sharptoothed
Would you like me to braid your hair?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English braiden, breided, bræiden, from Old English breġdan (“to move quickly,From Middle English braiden, breided, bræiden, from Old English breġdan (“to move quickly, pull, shake, swing, throw (wrestling), draw (sword), drag; bend, weave, braid, knit, join together; change color, vary, be transformed; bind, knot; move, be pulled; flash”), from Proto-West Germanic *bregdan, from Proto-Germanic *bregdaną (“to flicker, flutter, jerk, tug, twitch, flinch, move, swing”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrēḱ-, *bʰrēǵ- (“to shine, shimmer”).
From Middle English brede, bræd, bred, from Old English bred (“board, plank, tablet, table”), from Proto-West Germanic *bred, from Proto-Germanic *bredą (“board, plank”), e-grade byform of *burdą (“board, plank”). Cognate with Scots bred, braid, brad (“board, plank, wooden tablet”), Saterland Frisian Brääd (“board, plank”), West Frisian bret (“board, plank”), Dutch bred, berd (“plank, table”), German Low German Bredd (“board, plank”), German Brett (“board, plank”), Danish bræt (“board, plank”)..
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Forms
plural: braidsSynonyms
5 synonyms- trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains:gold braidbraiding
- a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair:plaittresstwist
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable