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braid

[breyd] / breɪd /
NOUN
interwoven hair style
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Poised on a colorful, carpeted platform in a gleaming leotard, with a hefty brown braid of hair falling over one shoulder, Folan would spend her program reaching, bending, breathing and twisting her limbs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Those are the two pieces that braid together so nicely.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026

"I call myself a braid baby because I've been braiding since I was 6 years old," she says, telling me how her family would bond over the skill as her mum proudly looks on.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025

Yet when my daughter recently asked me to give her a French braid, I once again cursed the stealth with which even the most frustrating parts of my life had been stolen.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

“Do two ponytails instead of a French braid. Maybe braid each one. You can do that, right?”

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn




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