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Antonyms for braided

Grammar : Verb
Spell : breyd
Phonetic Transcription : breɪd

Definition of braided

Origin :
  • "to plait, knit, weave, twist together," c.1200, breidan, from Old English bregdan "to move quickly, pull, shake, swing, throw (in wrestling), draw (a sword); bend, weave, knit, join together; change color, vary; scheme, feign, pretend" (class III strong verb, past tense brægd, past participle brogden), from Proto-Germanic *bregthan "make sudden jerky movements from side to side" (cf. Old Norse bregða "to brandish, turn about, braid;" Old Saxon bregdan "to weave;" Dutch breien "to knit;" Old High German brettan "to draw, weave, braid"), from PIE root *bherek- "to gleam, flash" (cf. Sanskrit bhrasate "flames, blazes, shines"). In English the verb survives only in the narrow definition of "plait hair." Related: Braided; braiding.
  • verb interweave
Example sentences :
  • He wore a blue coat—frogged, braided, and buttoned to the throat.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • The braided one fingered indecisively the broad brim of a gray sombrero.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • The women wear it braided and looped up on the sides of the head.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • Her abundant hair was braided, and wound closely about her head like a cap.
  • Extract from : « The Flockmaster of Poison Creek » by George W. Ogden
  • And Lydia could see the fingers that braided were trembling, as Anne's voice did, too.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • She put on her best dress and braided her hair very carefully.
  • Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
  • His bright blue frockcoat was frogged and braided like his trousers.
  • Extract from : « Tancred » by Benjamin Disraeli
  • One came down the aisle toward the girl with the braided hair.
  • Extract from : « Other Main-Travelled Roads » by Hamlin Garland
  • We use the braided cowhide; it is heavier and stronger; it is for the bull and not the man.
  • Extract from : « Susy, A Story of the Plains » by Bret Harte
  • Usually she wore it braided, and tied at the nape of her neck.
  • Extract from : « The Rich Little Poor Boy » by Eleanor Gates

Synonyms for braided

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