a gold-coloured braid which is used to decorate uniforms
2. navy informal
naval officers of high rank
Examples of 'gold braid' in a sentence
gold braid
He wore the uniform he had designed for himself, with subtle touches of gold braid and porcelain buttons.
Christina Dodd SOMEDAY MY PRINCE (1999)
The country is overburdened with gold braid and badges of office.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
You might find yourself in a waterside chandlery, seriously considering the purchase of a captain's hat with fake gold braid.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Then his but- tons, the gold braid on his sleeves, the red stripe on his trousers.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In their glossy dark blue, with gold braid fringes, they look like nothing so much as newly promoted admirals.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Swirling shapes are cut out and backed with gold fabric, then finished off with gold braid and stitching.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There must have been 30 press and 20 others, including a few military types swathed in gold braid.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He looked like an over-dressed scoutmaster as he sat among the youngsters, wearing a cap elaborately decorated with gold braid.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Lifeless and shorn of his gold braid, absurd peaked cap and the other trappings of his bizarre dictatorship he appeared diminished - physically smaller.
The Sun (2011)
He certainly sports a piratical air with his unruly white hair and his home-made captain's uniform, bristling with gold braid.