braid
noun
uk/breɪd/us/breɪd/braidnoun(CLOTH)
[U](alsobraiding)
athinstripofclothortwistedthreadsthat isattachedtoclothes,uniforms, or other things made ofcloth, as adecoration:
(作装饰用的)穗带,镶边Thecaptainof theshipworeacapdecoratedwithgoldbraid(=twistedgoldthreads).船长戴着一顶饰有金丝边的大檐帽。
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Bands, straps and strips
- armband
- band
- bar
- binding
- blindfold
- collar
- dog collar
- duct tape
- gag
- loom bands
- masking tape
- raffia
- riband
- ribbon
- straight edge
- strap
- streamer
- stripe
- sweatband
- webbed
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Textiles: general words
braidnoun(HAIR)
[C]mainlyUS(UKusuallyplait)
alengthofhairor othermaterialthat isdividedinto threepartsthat are thencrossedover each other in aspecialpattern:
辫子;编成辫子的东西She usuallywearsherhairin abraid/intwo braids.她通常梳着一条/两条辫子。
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Hairstyles
- Afro
- Afro puff
- bandeau
- Bantu knots
- barnet
- blow-dry
- bowl cut
- chignon
- fade
- hair extension
- hairdo
- kiss curl
- pudding basin
- relaxed
- shake out
- shoulder-length
- sidelock
- skinhead
- spiked
- undercut
braid
verb[IorT]
mainlyUSuk/breɪd/us/breɪd/(UKusuallyplait)tojointhree or morepiecesofhairor string-likematerialby putting them over each other in aspecialpattern:
把…编成辫She braided the horse'stail.她把马尾巴编成辫。
a braidedleatherbracelet/belt编制的皮手镯/腰带
Hairdressing
- barber's pole
- bewigged
- coiffeur
- colourist
- dip dye
- dryer
- foil
- frost
- gel
- hairdressing
- hairstylist
- henna
- loose
- peroxide
- scalp
- tint
- tong
- tonsorial
- trim
- wigged