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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I am the brede of lyf that came downe from heuen.
From A Ryght Profytable Treatyse Compendiously Drawen Out Of Many and Dyvers Wrytynges Of Holy Men by Betson, Thomas
With brede Of marble men and maidens overwrought With forest branches and the trodden weed; Thou, silent form, dost tease us out of thought, As doth eternity.
From Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants by Head, James H.
Better yt ys to lese cloth than brede.
From Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc by Belloc, Hilaire
It ys but a fayned taylle; He durst not loke on my brede banner For all Ynglonde so haylle.
From Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series by Sidgwick, Frank
Quhen Alysandyr oure kyng wes dede, That Scotland led in luve and le, Away wes sons of ale and brede, Of wyne and wax, of gamyn and gle: Oure gold wes changyd into lede.
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles
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