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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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
Chaucer says of the "Prioress"— "Of small houndes hadde she, that she fedde With roasted flesh, and milk and wastel brede."
From Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles by Tuke, Daniel Hack
Swines brede is swiðe swete. swa is of wilde dore. alto dore he is abuh; þe ȝefð þer fore his swore.
From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Hall, Joseph
Better yt ys to lese cloth than brede.
From Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc by Belloc, Hilaire
Fair attitude! with brede Of marble men and maidens overwrought, With forest branches and trodden weed; Thou, silent form! dost tease us out of thought As doth eternity: Cold Pastoral!
From A Day with Keats by Byron, May Clarissa Gillington
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