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French-braid, v. orig. and chiefly U.S.
Brit. |ˌfrɛn(t)ʃ ˈbreɪd|, U.S. |ˈfrɛn(t)ʃ ˈbreɪd|
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
[‹ French braid n. Compare earlier French-braided adj. 2, French braiding n. 2.]
trans. To arrange (hair) into a French braid.
1976Daily Rev. (Hayward, Calif.) 8 Aug. (Brightside section) Each horse is completely curried three or four times and the mane and tail French braided. 1987M. Dorris Yellow Raft in Blue Water (1988) ix. 193 Alone this morning, I had French braided my grown-out hair tight against my scalp. 1992Canad. Gardening May 9/4 To add successive bulbs twist new stalks into the original three braid segments, as if French-braiding hair. 2000N.Y. Times Mag. 13 Aug. 27/1 We are getting our hair french-braided for the parade. |