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title: braid — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «braid» in the school dictionary: 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. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# braid

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**Who acts:** braid, hair, sister, you, We, baker · **What happens:** be, divide, twist, call, braid, weave · **To what, where:** hair, three pieces, each, this, UK, shape · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«braid» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [braid in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/braid.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
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.

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:braid:m1:1
# text = 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.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	braid	braid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	divided	divide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	conj	_	_
13	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	twisted	twist	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
16	over	over	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	15	obl	_	_
18	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	fixed	_	_
19	into	into	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
20	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	23	nummod	_	_
21	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
22	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	32	punct	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	obl	_	_
28	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	32	nsubj:pass	_	_
29	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	32	aux:pass	_	_
30	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	31	advmod	_	_
31	often	often	ADV	RB	_	32	advmod	_	_
32	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
33	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	plait	plait	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a braid | hair |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **divide** | present · perfect · passive |  | hair |  | three pieces |  |  | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **twist** | participle |  |  |  | each |  | into one long rope shape | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme over each=Source into shape=Trajectory |
| 4 | **call** | present · passive | hair *not said here* | this |  | the UK |  | often *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To braid is to make hair, rope, string or bread into that shape.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:braid:m2:1
# text = To braid is to make hair, rope, string or bread into that shape.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	braid	braid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	det	_	_
15	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **braid** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | that shape |  | make *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Braid is a decorative band of woven thread used on uniforms and curtains.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:braid:m3:1
# text = Braid is a decorative band of woven thread used on uniforms and curtains.
1	Braid	braid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	decorative	decorative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	woven	weave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	uniforms	uniform	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	curtains	curtain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Braid | a decorative band |  |  |  | of woven thread | tree rules |
| 2 | **weave** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  | woven thread *not said here* |  | uniforms and curtains |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My sister has two long braids.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:braid:x1:1
# text = My sister has two long braids.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	braids	braid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My sister | two long braids |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent braid=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you braid my hair before school?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:braid:x2:1
# text = Can you braid my hair before school?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	braid	braid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **braid** | can | you | my hair |  |  | before school |  | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We braided three colours of thread into a bracelet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:braid:x3:1
# text = We braided three colours of thread into a bracelet.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	braided	braid	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bracelet	bracelet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **braid** | past | We | three colours of thread |  | a bracelet |  |  | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colour=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baker braided the dough into a loaf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:braid:x4:1
# text = The baker braided the dough into a loaf.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baker	baker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	braided	braid	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dough	dough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	loaf	loaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **braid** | past | the baker | the dough |  | a loaf |  |  | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dough=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The captain's coat had gold braid on the sleeves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:braid:x5:1
# text = The captain's coat had gold braid on the sleeves.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	braid	braid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sleeves	sleeve	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the captain's coat | gold braid |  | the sleeves |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent braid=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Box braids take hours to do.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:braid:x6:1
# text = Box braids take hours to do.
1	Box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	braids	braid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | Box braids |  |  |  | hour |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | Box braids *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
French braids start at the top of the head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:braid:x7:1
# text = French braids start at the top of the head.
1	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	braids	braid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	start	start	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present | French braids |  |  | the top of the head |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
\[407\] The kosa or single braid in which Russian girls wear their hair.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:braid:x8:1
# text = [407] The kosa or single braid in which Russian girls wear their hair.
1	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	407	407	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kosa	kosa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	braid	braid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
11	Russian	Russian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | Russian girls | girls's hair |  | single braid |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent hair=Source |

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