braid

«braid» in Mova's school dictionary: hair that has been divided into three or more pieces and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

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 →

2) To braid is to make hair, rope, string or bread into that shape. tree →

3) Braid is a decorative band of woven thread used on uniforms and curtains. tree →

sense 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 →
• Can you braid my hair before school? tree →
• We braided three colours of thread into a bracelet. tree →
• The baker braided the dough into a loaf. tree →
• The captain's coat had gold braid on the sleeves. tree →
• Box braids take hours to do. tree →
• French braids start at the top of the head. tree →
• [407] The kosa or single braid in which Russian girls wear their hair. tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• In Baltimore, Tremaine's dad does his cornrows (tight braids along the head) before school, badly.
• Imani's grandad can do lots of things, but braids are not one of them.
• Their neighbour Mrs Adeyemi comes round on Sunday nights and braids her hair while Grandad makes the tea.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «braid» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.