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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There feast thee on the brede of his long hair, Where half-grown roses royal blaze.
From Blooms of the Berry by Cawein, Madison J.
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
Quhat eylyt the, Stevyn? art thu wod, or thu gynnyst to brede?
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various
The death with trenchant dart, doth brede in brest sutch il, As I cannot forget the smart, that thereby riseth stil.
From The Palace of Pleasure Volume 3 by Painter, William
And thys schal stonde for the prebende, which is a pounde of brede, welle weyed, with a potel of ale and a messe of mete....
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
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