braid

/bษนeษชd/

IPA: /B R EY1 D/

noun
  1. 1

    A sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench.

  2. 2

    A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration.

  3. 3

    A stranded wire composed of a number of smaller wires twisted together

  4. 4

    A tubular sheath made of braided strands of metal placed around a central cable for shielding against electromagnetic interference.

  5. 5

    A fancy; freak; caprice.

verb
  1. 1

    To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.

  2. 2

    To start into motion.

  3. 3

    To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.

  4. 4

    To mix, or make uniformly soft, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in preparing food.

  5. 5

    To reproach; to upbraid.

adjective
  1. 1

    Deceitful.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/braid