1
- mass noun threads of silk, cotton, or other material woven into a decorative band for edging or trimming garments（用丝、棉或其他材料编成的）镶边; 穗带：
a coat trimmed with gold braid
镶金边的上衣
count noun fancy braids.精致的穗带。
2
- a length of hair made up of three or more interlaced strands（将头发分成三股或三股以上编成的）辫子, 发辫：
her hair curled neatly in blonde braids.
她金黄色的头发整洁地梳成一根根辫子。
2.1
- a length made up of three of more interlaced strands of any flexible material（任何弹性材料编成的含三股或三股以上的）辫子：
a flexible copper braid.
有弹性的铜缏。
with obj.
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- interlace three or more strands of (hair or other flexible material) to form a length把（头发）编成辫子; 把…编成带（或缏）：
their long hair was tightly braided.
他们的长发被紧紧编成了辫子。
2
- often as adj. braided edge or trim (a garment) with braid（用饰带等）镶边, 镶缀：
braided red trousers.
镶边的红裤子。
3
- usu. as adj. braided( of a river or stream) flow into shallow interconnected channels divided by deposited earth or alluvium（河或小溪）迂回流动; 交叉往来。
词源
Old English bregdan 'make a sudden movement'， 'also interweave'， of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breien (verb).