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# braid

«braid» in Mova's school dictionary: **hair that has been divided into three or more pieces and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a braid, braids; braid — uncountable trim); verb (braid, braids, braided, braiding)

### meaning for a pupil

1) 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. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#m1)

2) To braid is to make hair, rope, string or bread into that shape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#m2)

3) Braid is a decorative band of woven thread used on uniforms and curtains. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday life: children braid hair, friendship bracelets and bread (challah). In maths and art, braid patterns are repeating patterns. In history, gold braid on a uniform shows a high rank. US and Canada say «braid» most; UK, Ireland and Australia often say «plait».

### examples

- My sister has two long braids. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#x1)
- Can you braid my hair before school? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#x2)
- We braided three colours of thread into a bracelet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#x3)
- The baker braided the dough into a loaf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#x4)
- The captain's coat had gold braid on the sleeves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#x5)
- Box braids take hours to do. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#x6)
- French braids start at the top of the head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#x7)
- [407] The kosa or single braid in which Russian girls wear their hair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/#x8)

### note

Countable for hair (braids), uncountable for the trim (gold braid). Regular verb: braided. UK synonym: plait (pronounced «plat»).

### In the corpora

- [In Baltimore, Tremaine's dad does his cornrows (tight braids along the head) before school, badly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/515-mum-on-her-own-dad-on-his-own/7/)
- [Imani's grandad can do lots of things, but braids are not one of them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/523-kinship-care-living-with-gran-or-an-aunt/29/)
- [Their neighbour Mrs Adeyemi comes round on Sunday nights and braids her hair while Grandad makes the tea.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/523-kinship-care-living-with-gran-or-an-aunt/32/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «braid» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/braid/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.