\Braid\ (br[=a]d), v. t. [imp. &. p. p. {Braided}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Braiding}.] [OE. braiden, breiden, to pull, reach,
braid, AS. bregdan to move to and fro, to weave; akin. to
Icel. breg[eth]a, D. breiden to knit, OS. bregdan to weave,
OHG. brettan to brandish. Cf. {Broid}.]
1. To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more
   strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.

         Braid your locks with rosy twine.     --Milton.

2. To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by
   beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary
   operations.

3. To reproach. [Obs.] See {Upbraid}. --Shak.

\Braid\, n.
1. A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or
   weaving together different strands.

         A braid of hair composed of two different colors
         twined together.                      --Scott.

2. A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for
   binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.

\Braid\, n. [Cf.Icel. breg?a to move quickly.]
1. A quick motion; a start. [Obs.] --Sackville.

2. A fancy; freak; caprice. [Obs.] --R. Hyrde.

\Braid\ v. i.
To start; to awake. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

\Braid\, a. [AS. br[ae]d, bred, deceit; akin to Icel.
brag[eth] trick, AS. bredan, bregdan, to braid, knit, (hence)
to knit a net, to draw into a net, i. e., to deceive. See
{Braid}, v. t.]
Deceitful. [Obs.]

      Since Frenchmen are so braid, Marry that will, I live
      and die a maid.                          --Shak.