Braid

·noun A quick motion; a start.

II. Braid ·noun A fancy; freak; caprice.

III. Braid ·vt Deceitful.

IV. Braid ·vt To reproach. [Obs.] ·see Upbraid.

V. Braid ·vi To Start; to Awake.

VI. Braid ·noun A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands.

VII. Braid ·noun A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, ·etc.

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

IX. Braid ·vt To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to Plait.