| 单词 | braid |
| 释义 | braid (once / 1033 pages) vn To braid is to lace or weave together. Hair that has been done this way is in braids. Have you ever seen someone with their hair bound together in thick, rope-like arrangements? That hairdo is called braids. Women often braid each other's hair or get it braided by a hairdresser. The longer your hair, the longer your potential braids. To braid hair, you have to weave the strands of hair together: this is also called plaiting, lacing, and interlacing. Other materials can be braided, but the most popular thing to braid is definitely hair. WORD FAMILYbraid: braided, braiding, braids, unbraid+/braiding: braidings/unbraid: unbraided, unbraiding, unbraids USAGE EXAMPLESCoroner David West says the child left the apartment while his grandmother was braiding her granddaughter’s hair. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Her braids stream over her shoulders, and her waxed canvas “intake bag” is battered by decades of use. Los Angeles Times(Dec 19, 2016) Her blond hair was pulled back in a French braid and tied with a large, black velvet bow. Los Angeles Times(Mar 11, 1990) 1v make by braiding or interlacing Syn|Hyper lace, plait tissue, weave create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton 2v form or weave into a braid or braids braid hair Syn|Ant|Hyper pleach unbraid undo the braids of interweave, weave interlace by or as if by weaving 3v decorate with braids or ribbons braid a collar Hyper adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. 4n a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair Syn|Hypo|Hyper plait, tress, twist queue a braid of hair at the back of the head pigtaila plait of braided hair coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) 5n trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains Syn|Hypo|Hyper braiding, gold braid aglet, aiglet, aiguilette ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform soutachea narrow braid used as a decorative trimming passementerie, trim, trimming a decoration or adornment on a garment |
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