braid
braid is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 8 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations.
- 2.To reproach. [Obs.] See Upbraid. Shak.
- 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.
- 4.A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.
- 5.A quick motion; a start. [Obs.] Sackville.
- 6.A fancy; freak; caprice. [Obs.] R. Hyrde.
- 7.To start; to awake. [Obs.] Chaucer.
- 8.Deceitful. [Obs.] Since Frenchmen are so braid, Marry that will, I live and die a maid. Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is to mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is a narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc called?
- What is a quick motion; a start. [Obs.] Sackville called?
- What is a fancy; freak; caprice. [Obs.] R. Hyrde called?
- What is deceitful. [Obs.] Since Frenchmen are so braid, Marry that will, I live and die a maid. Shak called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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