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braided

/ˈbɹeɪdɪd/

braided is the simple past and past participle of braid.

Adjective

braided (not generally comparable, comparative more braided, superlative most braided)

  1. (not comparable, usually) Plaited, woven, entwined.
  2. (not comparable, usually) Divided into several channels.
    • Further upstream, at the gravel mining site near the mouth of Sweetwater Creek, the Arroyo Seco channel is very braided and shallow with some exposed bedrock ledges.2001 June 8, Draft Envrionmental Impact Report/Envrionmental Impact Statement for the Salinas Valley Water Project, Monterey County Water Resources Agency; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, SCH#...

Meaning of braid

Verb

braid (third-person singular simple present braids, present participle braiding, simple past and past participle braided)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
  2. (archaic, intransitive) To start into motion.
  3. (transitive) To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.
    • Braid your locks with rosy twine.1671, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC
  4. To mix, or make uniformly soft, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in preparing food.
  5. (obsolete) To reproach; to upbraid.
    • Great King, / Few loue to heare the ſinnes they loue to act, / T'would brayde your ſelfe too neare for me to tell it […]c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry...

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Forms of braided

comparativemore braided
superlativemost braided

Words formed from braided

Phrases with braided

Words that rhyme with braided

Questions about braided

What does braided mean?
Braided means plaited, woven, entwined.
What is braided the simple past and past participle of?
Braided is the simple past and past participle of braid.
What part of speech is braided?
Braided is an adjective.
How do you pronounce braided?
Braided is pronounced /ˈbɹeɪdɪd/.

Words near braided in the dictionary

  1. braid bars
  2. braid group
  3. braid groups
  4. braid statistics
  5. braidable
  6. braided
  7. braided belt
  8. braided belts
  9. braided river
  10. braided rivers
  11. braidedness

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