*braid*

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. bregða, D. breiden to knit, OS. bregdan to weave, OHG. brettan to brandish. Cf. Broid. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait. [ 1913 Webster ]

Braid your locks with rosy twine. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To reproach. [ Obs. ] See Upbraid. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands. [ 1913 Webster ]

A braid of hair composed of two different colors twined together. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf.Icel. breg&unr_;a to move quickly. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A quick motion; a start. [ Obs. ] Sackville. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A fancy; freak; caprice. [ Obs. ] R. Hyrde. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To start; to awake. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ AS. bræd, bred, deceit; akin to Icel. bragð 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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Since Frenchmen are so braid,
Marry that will, I live and die a maid. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. adorned with braid; as, his braided collar. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. formed into a braid or braids; as, braided hair. [ PJC ]

n. 1. The act of making or using braids. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Braids, collectively; trimming. [ 1913 Webster ]

A gentleman enveloped in mustachios, whiskers, fur collars, and braiding. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. em- (L. in) + 1st braid. ] 1. To braid up, as hair. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To upbraid. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Elyot. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Obs. ] See Embraid. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + braid. ] To separate the strands of; to undo, as a braid; to unravel; to disentangle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Upbraided; p. pr. & vb. n. Upbraiding. ] [ OE. upbreiden; AS. upp up + bregdan to draw, twist, weave, or the kindred Icel. bregða to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from, change, break off, upbraid. See Up, and Braid, v. t. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; -- followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed. [ 1913 Webster ]

And upbraided them with their unbelief. Mark xvi. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

Vet do not
Upbraid us our distress. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide. [ 1913 Webster ]

Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done. Matt. xi. 20 [ 1913 Webster ]

How much doth thy kindness upbraid my wickedness! Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To treat with contempt. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; -- with to before the person. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To reproach; blame; censure; condemn. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To utter upbraidings. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]