āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
a hairstyle created by interweaving three or more strands of hair into a patterned structure
Dialect
American
American
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The girl 's braid came loose after a long day at school.
02
āĻā§āĻāĻž, āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ
a decorative trim made from interwoven strands of thread or yarn, often used to embellish garments, cushions, or window treatments
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She sewed a narrow braid around the edges of the silk pillowcases.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
to braid
01
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to twist two or three strands of hair in a way that forms a single intertwined piece
DialectAmerican
AmericanTransitive: to braid hair
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The mother skillfully braided her daughter's hair for school.
āĻŽāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ§ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to create something by intertwining multiple strands together in a woven pattern
Transitive: to braid strands of a material
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In preparation for the festival, she braided colorful ribbons into a festive garland to adorn the parade float.
āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŦāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to adorn the edges or seams of a garment with a decorative strip of material
Transitive: to braid part of a garment
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The seamstress carefully braided the cuffs of the blouse with delicate lace trim.
āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĢāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻ¸ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
