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- [breyd]
- /breɪd/
- /breɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [breyd]
- /breɪd/
Definitions of braids word
- verb with object braids to weave together strips or strands of; plait: to braid the hair. 1
- verb with object braids to form by such weaving: to braid a rope. 1
- verb with object braids to bind or confine (the hair) with a band, ribbon, etc. 1
- verb with object braids to trim with braid, as a garment. 1
- noun braids a braided length or plait, especially of hair. 1
- noun braids a hair style formed by interweaving three or more strands of hair. 1
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Origin of braids
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English braiden, breiden (v.), Old English bregdan to move quickly, move to and fro, weave; cognate with Old Norse bregtha, Dutch breien
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Parts of speech for Braids
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braids popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
braids usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for braids
noun braids
- beehive — A beehive is a structure in which bees are kept, which is designed so that the beekeeper can collect the honey that they produce.
- coiffure — A person's coiffure is their hairstyle.
- corn row — a Black, originally African, hair-style in which the hair is plaited in close parallel rows, resembling furrows in a ploughed field
- da — from; of (used in Italian and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin): Lorenzo da Ponte; Vasco da Gama.
- das — hyrax.
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