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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Look! he ascends into the azure depth Of light; he still ascends, till the blue sky Is only interrupted by some clouds240 Of lightest brede and beauty, o'er the sea Transparent hung.
From The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 by George Gilfillan
The one just referred to is described as "a great Stremour for the ship of xi yerdis length and viij yerdis in brede," and the price for making it was "jli vis viiid."
From Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. by Andrew Macgeorge
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 Thomas Betson
Have compassion on the seeke and poore, for that pleaseth me more than thow fasteth fifty wynter brede and water.
From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by F. Edward (Frederick Edward) Hulme
The brede yt I shall gyve / my body it is / for the lyf of the worlde.
From A Ryght Profytable Treatyse Compendiously Drawen Out Of Many and Dyvers Wrytynges Of Holy Men by Thomas Betson
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