braided

verbinterweave

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verb interweave

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twisted

adjective. knotty

Word Origin & History

"to plait, knit, weave, twist together," c.1200, breidan, from Old English bregdan "to move quickly, pull, shake, swing, throw (in wrestling), draw (a sword); bend, weave, knit, join together; change color, vary; scheme, feign, pretend" (class III strong verb, past tense brægd, past participle brogden), from Proto-Germanic *bregthan "make sudden jerky movements from side to side" (cf. Old Norse bregða "to brandish, turn about, braid;" Old Saxon bregdan "to weave;" Dutch breien "to knit;" Old High German brettan "to draw, weave, braid"), from PIE root *bherek- "to gleam, flash" (cf. Sanskrit bhrasate "flames, blazes, shines"). In English the verb survives only in the narrow definition of "plait hair." Related: Braided; braiding.

Example Sentences for braided

He wore a blue coat—frogged, braided, and buttoned to the throat.

The braided one fingered indecisively the broad brim of a gray sombrero.

The women wear it braided and looped up on the sides of the head.

Her abundant hair was braided, and wound closely about her head like a cap.

And Lydia could see the fingers that braided were trembling, as Anne's voice did, too.

She put on her best dress and braided her hair very carefully.

His bright blue frockcoat was frogged and braided like his trousers.

One came down the aisle toward the girl with the braided hair.

We use the braided cowhide; it is heavier and stronger; it is for the bull and not the man.

Usually she wore it braided, and tied at the nape of her neck.

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knotted

twisted