braid
noun/breɪd/
/breɪd/
- [uncountable] thin coloured rope that is used to decorate furniture and military uniforms
（装饰家具和军装的）彩色穗带 - The general's uniform was trimmed with gold braid.
将军的制服饰有金色穗带。 - The curtains were trimmed with silk braid.
窗帘上镶着丝绸辫子。
- The general's uniform was trimmed with gold braid.
- (especially North American English)
enlarge image(British English usually plait)[countable] a long piece of something, especially hair, that is divided into three parts and twisted together辫状物；（尤指）发辫，辫子 - She wears her hair in braids.
她梳着发辫。
- She wears her hair in braids.
Word OriginOld English bregdan ‘make a sudden movement’, also ‘interweave’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breien (verb).