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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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
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
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
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
We ȝeueð | uneðe for his luue a stuche of ure brede.
From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Hall, Joseph
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