noun
-
braids collectively
-
work done in braid
-
a piece of braid
Etymology
Origin of braiding
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Here at Josée's Professional Braiding Studio in north London, the study certainly isn't putting clients off.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025
Braiding together narratives from the past and present, Ware meticulously engineers a story full of red herrings and reversals.
From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2023
Growing up in Little Senegal, an enclave of West African immigrants in Harlem, Ms. N’Diaye-Mbaye spent most of her afternoons at Aminata Hair Braiding, the salon her mother opened in 1989.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2022
‘Kumihimo: The Art of Japanese Silk Braiding by Domyo’ The history of this decorative art, which dates to the sixth century, is traced in this exhibit on view through March 6.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2021
She gave him the address of Mariama African Hair Braiding.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
![]()
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.