[breɪd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- threads of silk, cotton, or other material woven into a decorative band for edging or trimming garments
(e.g: a coat trimmed with gold braid)

- a length of hair made up of three or more interlaced strands
(e.g: she wove her hair into a chic braid and coiled it into a bun)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English bregdan ‘make a sudden movement’, also ‘interweave’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breien (verb)

[breɪd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- form (hair) into a braid or braids
(e.g: when I was a kid, I loved braiding my hair)

- edge or trim (a garment) with braid
(e.g: their garments were braided with silk)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English bregdan ‘make a sudden movement’, also ‘interweave’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breien (verb)