French braidn.
/ˌfrɛn(t)ʃ ˈbreɪd/, U.S. /ˌfrɛn(t)ʃ ˈbreɪd/ 1. A type of ornate woven fabric used for trimming; a length of this fabric. In later use: fabric or trimming in the pattern of a French braid for the hair (see sense 2).
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [noun] > braid > specific
parchment lace1542
lace1548
lacing1593
Naples lace1612
mignonette1721
struntain1793
French braid1809
lacet1822
Russia braid1825
Russian braid1839
soutache1856
mignardise1868
galloon1877
rickrack1880
Greek braid1894
vermicelli braid1904
tracing-braid1906
Paris binding1918
oak-leaf braid1934
1809 Universal Mag. July 49/1 The wire is to be..platted with loaded bobbins upon a cushion in the same manner as the gold French braid is manufactured.
1867 Edinb. Evening Courant 11 Oct. 4/1 (advt.) Braided with Rich Crochet or French Braids, with Genoa Velvet Collars and Silk Facings.
1909 Times 23 Apr. 11/2 The bride's going away dress was of cinnamon cloth trimmed with French braid.
1924 Lima (Ohio) News 18 Apr. 29/4 (advt.) Easter Millinery... Made of Maline hair, French braids, Timbo, [etc.].
1990 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 8 Mar. h38/1 Cushions, trimmed with tassel ties or fringes, cords or French braids beautifully coordinating with table linens.
2. Chiefly North American. A type of plait in the hair made by interweaving three relatively thin strands, typically starting near the crown, then adding more hair into the plait from either side with each subsequent interweaving. Cf. French plait n. at French adj. and n. Compounds 1b.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > tresses or plaits
tracec1380
plight?1387
tressa1400
plexc1450
braid1530
tuck1532
buoy-rope1546
trammels1589
entrammelling1598
border1601
point1604
pleat?1606
trammelets1654
maze1657
brede1696
queue1724
pigtail?1725
tie1725
cue1731
tuck-up1749
tutulus1753
club1786
tail1799
French twist1850
Grecian plait1851
French plait1871
horse's tail1873
Gretchen braid, plait1890
shimada1910
ponytail1916
French braid1937
cane row1939
dreadlocks1960
French pleat1964
Tom Jones1964
corn row1971
dread1984
club-pigtail-
1937 El Paso (Texas) Herald-Post 30 Oct. 10/7 (advt.) Something new in hair dressing. The French Braid.
1954 ‘E. S. Bowen’ Return to Laughter ii. 23 A determined young woman,..her hair in a score of tight French braids close against the scalp.
2002 B. Whiter Hair Braiding 14/3 Continue braiding by picking up more hair each time you complete one braid, then secure the French braid with a covered elastic band.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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