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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Braid \Braid\, n.
   1. 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.

   2. A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for
      binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.

Braid \Braid\ (br[=a]d), v. t. [imp. &. p. p. {Braided}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Braiding}.] [OE. braiden, breiden, to pull, reach,
   braid, AS. bregdan to move to and fro, to weave; akin. to
   Icel. breg[eth]a, D. breiden to knit, OS. bregdan to weave,
   OHG. brettan to brandish. Cf. {Broid}.]
   1. To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more
      strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.

            Braid your locks with rosy twine.     --Milton.

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

   3. To reproach. [Obs.] See {Upbraid}. --Shak.

Braid \Braid\, n. [Cf.Icel. breg?a to move quickly.]
   1. A quick motion; a start. [Obs.] --Sackville.

   2. A fancy; freak; caprice. [Obs.] --R. Hyrde.

Braid \Braid\, a. [AS. br[ae]d, bred, deceit; akin to Icel.
   brag[eth] trick, AS. bredan, bregdan, to braid, knit, (hence)
   to knit a net, to draw into a net, i. e., to deceive. See
   {Braid}, v. t.]
   Deceitful. [Obs.]

         Since Frenchmen are so braid, Marry that will, I live
         and die a maid.                          --Shak.

Braid \Braid\ v. i.
   To start; to awake. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

資料來源 : WordNet®

braid
     n 1: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn: {plait},
           {tress}, {twist}]
     2: trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains [syn: {gold
        braid}, {braiding}]
     v 1: make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" [syn: {lace},
           {plait}]
     2: decorate with braids or ribbons; "braid a collar"
     3: form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair" [syn: {pleach}]
        [ant: {unbraid}]