braid
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2.8
- noun
- /breɪd/
:
galón
- A police colonel, all gold braid and swagger stick, comes up to Leo.
- gold braid
- silver braid
Meanwhile, those of the chasseurs was decorated with tassels, braids and a scarlet plume.
- Meanwhile, those of the chasseurs was decorated with tassels, braids and a scarlet plume.
- Mum, I won the uniform with all the gold braids.
Examples
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Finally, I asked a traffic policeman with white gloves and gold braids on his jacket and cap.
Fiction book (1999) -
With uniforms too With a shiny gold braid on the coat
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That gold braid over there.
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When she finished, I said her braid looked good.
Fiction book (2002) -
Her hair was much longer than mine, though, a fat braid all the way to her waist.
Fiction book (2002) -
His uniform had too many buttons, with enough braid on the cuffs and collar for an admiral.
Fiction book (2000) -
Little girls in fluffy pink dresses stood on the rocks, long black braids down their backs.
Fiction book (1992) -
This appealing child stands before a crimson curtain edged with heavy gold braid and arranged in mannered folds.
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Both skirts are embellished with ochre, braid, mother-of-pearl buttons, and beads.
Academic text (2003) -
The dress was elegantly adorned with a braid of shimmering gold ribbon along the hem.
Synonyms
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3.9
A decorative strip made by weaving threads to decorate clothes, curtains, or furniture
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5.3
A cord of shiny gold thread used to decorate clothes or curtains
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9.1
A narrow decorative braid used to finish the edge of clothes or furniture
A narrow, flat braid used to decorate clothes or furniture
A decorative braid used on coats or jackets
Compounds
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Braid was also used for narrow bands made by 'weaving' threads or ribbons together to decorate clothes, like a small, woven ribbon on a sleeve. So a braid on clothing is a decorative strip made by joining threads into a pattern.