noun
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braids collectively
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work done in braid
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a piece of braid
Etymology
Origin of braiding
Example Sentences
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He glanced a moment at his mother, 60-year-old Bouthaina Warda, who was braiding his daughter’s hair, then turned to look at the coastal highway heading northward to Gaza City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2025
A hair braiding shop is more than a salon, it’s a community center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
There’s a kind of dialectic, dual track of braiding of hope and futility that runs all the way through the book.
From Salon ● May 28, 2025
It was with my editor, Damian Rodriguez, a process of interweaving and braiding those three strands.
From Salon ● May 23, 2025
Bat loved braiding Janie’s hair, even though he usually wasn’t very good at hand things.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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