as in weaving
to form into a braid
they taught each other how to braid yarn into bracelets
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Recent Examples of braiding
Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The braiding works brilliantly, transporting the reader to perilous seas in the golden age of steam, and a daring and dangerous rescue mission.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
With all the time needed for the yeast to rise, the braiding of the bread, more rising, and then of course the baking and cooling, a babka isn't the easiest treat to make.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
How to properly clean synthetic braiding before installing Properly cleansing your braiding hair is the best way to prevent scalp irritation when using synthetic hair.
—Kiara Byrd, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Paige connected with Tara Brooks, another stylist who specializes in braiding, and Darshell Hannah, a celebrity hairstylist and president of the community service organization Charlee’s Angels, to host the event.
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Noun
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The final moment with Belair whipping Banks with her braid and then hitting the KOD remains one of the best moments in the modern era.—
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Photo: Getty Images Photo: Getty Images This isn’t the first time Mulligan has gone short, nor experimented with twists and braids.—
Verb
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Craft is the connective tissue of our history, weaving itself through each iteration and enabling new players to interpret it in novel ways.—
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But police must notice a primary violation, such as speeding or weaving across lanes, to cite motorists for violating the cellphone law.—
Noun
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Other braids seen on the runway included messy, pulled out pigtails and tiny face-framing plaits.—
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Lawrence also wore her hair in thick plaits, and donned a pair of orange lensed, oval sunglasses.—
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“Braiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braiding. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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