braid — Englisches Wörterbuch

Verb

1. To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.

   Gebrauch

   • außer Gebrauch
   • transitiv

2. To start into motion.

   Gebrauch

   • archaisch
   • intransitiv

3. To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.

   Gebrauch

   • transitiv

   Synonyme

   interlaceinterthreadtwine

   Beispiele

   Braid your locks with rosy twine.

4. To mix, or make uniformly soft, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in preparing food.

5. To reproach; to upbraid.

   Gebrauch

   • außer Gebrauch

   Beispiele

   Great King, / Few loue to heare the ſinnes they loue to act, / T'would brayde your ſelfe too neare for me to tell it […]

Substantiv

1. A sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench.

   Gebrauch

   • zählbar
   • außer Gebrauch

   Beispiele

   And than in a brayde Sir Launcelot brake hys chaynes of hys legges and of hys armys (and in the brakynge he hurte hys hondys sore)[…].

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   He fixt vpon my face, which to my death / Will neuer part fro me, when with a braide / A deepe fet sigh he gaue, and therewithall / Clasping his handes, to heauen he cast his sight.

2. A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration.

   Gebrauch

   • zählbar
   • nicht zählbar

   Oberbegriffe

   haircut

   Beispiele

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   The physician should evaluate for a history of tight ponytails, buns, chignons, braids, twists, weaves, cornrows, dreadlocks, sisterlocks, and hair wefts in addition to the usage of religious hair coverings.

3. A stranded wire composed of a number of smaller wires twisted together.

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4. A tubular sheath made of braided strands of metal placed around a central cable for shielding against electromagnetic interference.

   Gebrauch

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   • nicht zählbar

5. A caprice or outburst of passion or anger.

   Gebrauch

   • zählbar
   • außer Gebrauch
   • nicht zählbar

   Beispiele

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   Let the maide learne none uncleanly words, or wanton, or uncomely gesture and moving of the body, no not so much as when she is yet ignorant what shee doth, and innocent; for shee shall doe the same, when shee is growne bigger and of more discretion, […] And oftentimes such braides come uppon them against their will.

6. Given two sets of n points on corresponding positions on two parallel lines, a braid is a unique set of crossings (over or under) between n strands that connect each point on one line to a point on the other line such that all points represent the terminus of one and only one strand and the traversal of any strand from a starting point to an ending point never moves further away from the from the ending point.

   Gebrauch

   • zählbar
   • nicht zählbar

   Beispiele

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   We introduce braids via their historical roots and uses, make connections with knot theory and present the mathematical theory of braids through the braid group.

   In order to characterise the structure and complexity of a braid different numbers or topological invariants can be calculated.

7. A wicker guard for protecting newly grafted trees.

   Gebrauch

   • zählbar
   • dialectal
   • nicht zählbar

8. A moment, stound.

   Gebrauch

   • zählbar
   • außer Gebrauch
   • nicht zählbar

9. A turn of work, job.

   Gebrauch

   • zählbar
   • außer Gebrauch
   • nicht zählbar

10. A trick; deception.

    Gebrauch

    • zählbar
    • außer Gebrauch
    • nicht zählbar

Adjektiv

1. Crafty, deceitful.

   Gebrauch

   • außer Gebrauch

   Beispiele

   Since Frenchmen are so braid, / Marry that will, I live and die a maid.

Substantiv

1. A shelf or board for holding objects.

   Gebrauch

   • Ireland
   • Northern-England
   • Scotland
   • britischer Gebrauch
   • dialectal

2. A board to press curd for cheese.

   Gebrauch

   • Ireland
   • Northern-England
   • Scotland
   • britischer Gebrauch
   • dialectal

3. A flat board attached to a beam, used for weighing.

   Gebrauch

   • Ireland
   • Northern-England
   • Scotland
   • britischer Gebrauch
   • dialectal

Substantiv

1. a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

   Synonyme

   plaittresstwist

   Oberbegriffe

   hairdohairstylehair stylecoiffurecoif

2. trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains

   Synonyme

   gold braidbraiding

   Oberbegriffe

   trimmingtrimpassementerie

Verb

1. make by braiding or interlacing

   Synonyme

   laceplait

   Oberbegriffe

   weavetissue

   Beispiele

   lace a tablecloth

2. decorate with braids or ribbons

   Oberbegriffe

   decorateadorngraceornamentembellishbeautify

   Beispiele

   braid a collar

3. form or weave into a braid or braids

   Synonyme

   pleach

   Antonyme

   unbraid

   Oberbegriffe

   weaveinterweave

   Beispiele

   braid hair