Braid | Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Brāid, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. BRAIDED; p. pr. & vb. n. BRAIDING.] [A-S. bredan, bregdan, to bend, weave, braid, Icel. bregda, to twine, to upbraid, Dan. brägde, to twist, entwine, D. breiden, to knit, O. H. Ger. gabrettan, to weave, entwine. Cf. BROID.]

To weave or entwine together; to plat. “Braid your locks with rosy twine.” Milton.
(Dom. Econ.) To mingle by rubbing in some fluid or soft substance; as, to braid starch. Forby.
To reproach. [Obs.] See UPBRAID.
To break; to tear; to start. [Obs.]

Brāid, n.

noun

n. 1. A string, cord, or other texture, formed by weaving together different strands.

A braid of hair composed of two different colors twined together. Scott.

Sense 2. A quick motion; a start. [Obs.] Sackville.

Brāid, a.

adjective

a. [A-S. brāid, bred, brǣgd, breɡd, falsehood, deceit, Icel. bragd, fraud, deceit, from A-S. bredan, bregdan, to braid, knit, hence to knit a net, to draw into a net, i. e., to deceive. Cf. Sw. fiske-bragd, fish-net. See supra.] Deceitful. [Obs.]

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