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
Anone before our kynge was set The fattë venyson, The good whyte brede, the good rede wyne, And therto the fyne ale and browne.
From Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series by Frank Sidgwick
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 Charles Rogers
In a collection, gathered together in 1586, we find "It is better to haif ane brede in hand nor twa in the wood fleande."
From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by F. Edward (Frederick Edward) Hulme
Little doth the wearer heed Of the heart-break in the brede; A hyena by her side Skulks, down-looking,—it is Pride.
From Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole by James Russell Lowell
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