brede

[ breed ]

nounArchaic.
  1. something braided or entwined, especially a plait of hair; braid.

  2. braiding or embroidery.

Origin of brede

1
Archaic spelling of braid, given a new pronunciation in accord with modern spelling conventions

Words Nearby brede

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How to use brede in a sentence

  • brede is enthusiastic and compares it with that from the 447 Matterhorn.

    Dramatic Technique | George Pierce Baker
  • brede and Jones come from the house and discuss the view from the piazza.

    Dramatic Technique | George Pierce Baker
  • The smugglers extended their operations far inland, daring to take their cargoes as far as brede and other places for44 storage.

  • Mr. brede— he held out a large, hard hand—Id orterve known better, he said.

    Short Sixes | H. C. Bunner
  • Then we lay down on the grass, and brede began to talk, in a gentle voice, as if he felt the influence of the place.

    Short Sixes | H. C. Bunner

British Dictionary definitions for brede

brede

/ (briːd) /


noun, verb
  1. an archaic spelling of braid 1

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