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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

“On Rumi, the big purple braid was designed nine years ago when the character was first designed for a different project that my husband was creating,” said Kang.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2025

"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

Nessa, twirling a braid, stares out the window at the speeding cars.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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