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What does "braid" mean?

Braid: To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To reproach. [Obs.] See Upbraid. Shak.
  2. 3.A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands. A braid of hair composed of two different colors twined together. Scott.
  3. 4.A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.
  4. 5.A quick motion; a start. [Obs.] Sackville.
  5. 6.A fancy; freak; caprice. [Obs.] R. Hyrde.
  6. 7.To start; to awake. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  7. 8.Deceitful. [Obs.] Since Frenchmen are so braid, Marry that will, I live and die a maid. Shak.

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