noun
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braids collectively
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work done in braid
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a piece of braid
Etymology
Origin of braiding
Example Sentences
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“I’ll do a long twist of lemon, lime and either orange or grapefruit and braid them together, like you’re braiding hair,” Caporale says.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026
He glanced a moment at his mother, 60-year-old Bouthaina Warda, who was braiding his daughter’s hair, then turned to look at the coastal highway heading northward to Gaza City.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2025
The focal point of the installation, which hangs on a wall above the couch, is a large portrait of Chandler’s mother braiding her hair as she’s done since she was a little girl.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025
It was with my editor, Damian Rodriguez, a process of interweaving and braiding those three strands.
From Salon • May 23, 2025
I want her to talk to me the same way she did when I was braiding her hair.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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