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braid

[brayd] / breɪd /
NOUN
interwoven hair style
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“I’ll do a long twist of lemon, lime and either orange or grapefruit and braid them together, like you’re braiding hair,” Caporale says.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2026

Those are the two pieces that braid together so nicely.

From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2026

Stores sell collectible figures titled “Influencer Trespassing on Private Road”: a woman with a long braid under a wide-brimmed hat, smartphone in hand, in front of a leafy landscape.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025

"I call myself a braid baby because I've been braiding since I was 6 years old," she says, telling me how her family would bond over the skill as her mum proudly looks on.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025

Each week, Mom helped Cat wash and braid her hair into the perfect French braid.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

In the local hair salon, sporting a mane of thick pink braids, is Providence Maseko.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

In New York, lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require manufacturers of synthetic braids and hair extensions to disclose all ingredients.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2026

Her dark hair was in long, thin braids and framed her friendly face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026

In a typical scene, Miss Holland, played by Van der Velden with milkmaid braids and hairy armpits, chokes on the aerosol of a spray tan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025

Her brown hair was parted down the middle and plaited into two French braids.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

They tend to be little, plump, tucked in, braided or rolled up; they have the proportions of toys.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

Nepal's rivers cross a sharp break in slope at the mountain front, drop their sediment, and spread across the plains as braided, shifting channels.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Another young migrant, 18-year-old Matar Top, who has braided hair, arrived from Senegal three years ago with similar hopes of sending money home.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

Today, she is a pop-culture icon whose indigenous fashion, famous unibrow and braided updos are as commercialized as her artistic output.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

I tried rubbing the braided tzitzis against the trunk’s rough bark.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Deep in a braiding craze, the children can’t resist braiding everything in sight: hair, shoelaces, even the tails of the classroom’s toy ponies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

With a few snips of her scissors, a plain whiteboard rag transforms into three strips of cloth perfect for braiding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Like the Beetle, the dangerous bridge threads throughout “Murderland,” braiding the author’s personal story with those of her cast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025

Visitors can learn about braiding styles and hair-care techniques passed down through generations.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025

I don’t get to stare out into the daytime Detroit streets as I finish braiding Pri’s hair.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi


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