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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Little doth the wearer heed Of the heart-break in the brede; A hyena by her side Skulks, down-looking—it is Pride.
From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by E. W. (Edward William) Cole
The one just referred to is described as "a great Stremour for the ship of xi yerdis length and viij yerdis in brede," and the price for making it was "jli vis viiid."
From Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. by Andrew Macgeorge
To whom she answered and sayd: husbande, by this brede, ye are none.
From Shakespeare Jest-Books Reprints of the Early and Very Rare Jest-Books Supposed to Have Been Used by Shakespeare by William Carew Hazlitt
With brede Of marble men and maidens overwrought With forest branches and the trodden weed; Thou, silent form, dost tease us out of thought, As doth eternity.
From Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants by James H. Head
Have compassion on the seeke and poore, for that pleaseth me more than thow fasteth fifty wynter brede and water.
From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by F. Edward (Frederick Edward) Hulme
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