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Added 2 October 2026

braid

/bɹeɪd/ verb

In Latin: plectō Wiktionary

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To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
To start into motion.
To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.

noun

A sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration.
A stranded wire composed of a number of smaller wires twisted together.

adjective

Crafty, deceitful.

noun

A shelf or board for holding objects.
A board to press curd for cheese.
A flat board attached to a beam, used for weighing.

Origin

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”).

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