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braids

  • plural of braid.
  • present tense form of braid (3rd person singular).

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“Cornrows, Box Braids, and Little Afro Puffs,” her book about a little Black girl visiting a hair salon with her supportive mother and learning to love herself, was published in June 2022.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2023

The main carriageway of the M74 on the approach to, and through, the M8 Braids section, will be extremely busy where additional weaving is predicted as more traffic heads towards the Clyde Tunnel, westbound.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2021

Braids will now replace a tight-bun or pony-tail hairstyle.

From Reuters • Oct. 7, 2021

Braids, hair extensions, trendy colors and dreadlocks were also worn by both the women and men Ms. Emezi met, including one clubgoer who layered short blond hair extensions with her natural black hair.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2017

Braids were a little more deadly with his long hair than the man bun he was currently rocking.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith