Braid

Verb

 * 1)  To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.
 * 2)   To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
 * 3)   To start into motion.
 * 4) * Late C14: For verray wo out of his wit he breyde. — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales

Noun

 * 1) A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration.
 * 2)  A sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench.

Adjectives for Braid

 * (stripe, ornament) beaded; encrusting; curiously-patterned; glittering; intricately-woven; silken; embroidered; tarnished.

Verbs for Braid

 * (stripe, ornament) adorn with—; attach—; deck in—; decorate with—; display—; embroider in—; entwine in—; envelop in—; exhibit—; flaunt—; in¬terweave —s; knit in—; untwine—; wind.

Adverbs for Braid

 * (stripe, ornament) skillfully; dexterously; nimbly; radiantly;verdantly; lustrously; heavily; intricately; curiously.

Thesaurus
band, brail, bun, cable, chignon, coil, cord, cue, embroidery, enlace, entwine, fillet, interknit, interlace, intertie, intertissue, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, intort, knit, knot, lace, ligament, ligation, ligature, line, loom, loop, mat, net, noose, pigtail, plait, pleach, queue, raddle, rattail, ribbon, rope, splice, spun yarn, string, tail, tendon, thong, tissue, topknot, trimming, twill, twine, twist, wattle, weave, web, wire, wreath, wreathe, wreathwork, yarn

Alternative forms

 * brayde, breyde

Etymology
Old English breġdan, from Germanic *bregdan. Cognate with Dutch breien.