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# braid

noun (a braid, braids; braid — uncountable trim); verb (braid, braids, braided, braiding)

«braid» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A braid is hair that has been divided into three or more pieces and twisted over each other into one long rope shape; in the UK this is more often called a plait. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#m1)
2. To braid is to make hair, rope, string or bread into that shape. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#m2)
3. Braid is a decorative band of woven thread used on uniforms and curtains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#m3)

### In the lessons

Everyday life: children braid hair, friendship bracelets and bread (challah). In maths and art, braid patterns are repeating patterns. In history, gold braid on a uniform shows a high rank. US and Canada say «braid» most; UK, Ireland and Australia often say «plait».

### Examples

- My sister has two long braids. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#x1)
- Can you braid my hair before school? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#x2)
- We braided three colours of thread into a bracelet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#x3)
- The baker braided the dough into a loaf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#x4)
- The captain's coat had gold braid on the sleeves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#x5)
- Box braids take hours to do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#x6)
- French braids start at the top of the head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#x7)
- \[407\] The kosa or single braid in which Russian girls wear their hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#x8)

### Note

Countable for hair (braids), uncountable for the trim (gold braid). Regular verb: braided. UK synonym: plait (pronounced «plat»).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «braid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«braid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/braid.html) on Mova free.