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braiding

American  
[brey-ding] / ˈbreɪ dɪŋ /

noun

  1. braids collectively.

  2. braided work.


braiding British  
/ ˈbreɪdɪŋ /

noun

  1. braids collectively

  2. work done in braid

  3. a piece of braid

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of braiding

1400–50; late Middle English. See braid, -ing 1

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

Lives are altered as the salon workers go about their day braiding the hair of customers who range from docile and caring to feisty and acrimonious.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

Like the Beetle, the dangerous bridge threads throughout “Murderland,” braiding the author’s personal story with those of her cast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

It was with my editor, Damian Rodriguez, a process of interweaving and braiding those three strands.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

All her spare time for days, she was braiding straws.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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