BRAID, verb transitive [Old Eng. brede.] 1. To weave or infold three or more strands to form one. 2. To reproach. [See Upbraid.] BRAID, noun A string, cord or other texture, formed by weaving together different strands. 1. A start. BRAID, adjective Deceitful. Chaucer used the Saxon word brede, to deceive. This is the figurative sense of braid
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