brede
Americannoun
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something braided or entwined, especially a plait of hair; braid.
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braiding or embroidery.
noun
Etymology
Origin of brede
Archaic spelling of braid, given a new pronunciation in accord with modern spelling conventions
Example Sentences
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He was large, and no wicth gnede; Hauede he non so god brede, Ne on his bord non so god shrede, He fed the poor.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
What famous Poetes how many noble Philosophers and Oratours, hath Grece brede.
From A booke called the Foundacion of Rhetorike because all other partes of Rhetorike are grounded thereupon, euery parte sette forthe in an Oracion vpon questions, verie profitable to bee knowen and redde by Richard Rainolde
Ur ilk day brede give us to day.
From A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 by John Miller Dow Meiklejohn
Quat eylyt the, Stevyn? art thou wod? or thou gynnyst to brede?
From Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series by Frank Sidgwick
There feast thee on the brede of his long hair, Where half-grown roses royal blaze.
From Blooms of the Berry by Madison J. Cawein
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