[ noun ] trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains <noun.artifact>
Braid \Braid\ (br[=a]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Braiding}.] [OE. braiden, breiden, to pull, reach, braid, AS. bregdan to move to and fro, to weave; akin. to Icel. breg[eth]a, D. breiden to knit, OS. bregdan to weave, OHG. brettan to brandish. Cf. {Broid}.] 1. To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.
Braid your locks with rosy twine. --Milton.
2. To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations.
3. To reproach. [Obs.] See {Upbraid}. --Shak.
Braiding \Braid"ing\, n. 1. The act of making or using braids.
2. Braids, collectively; trimming.
A gentleman enveloped in mustachios, whiskers, fur collars, and braiding. --Thackeray.
El-Shiekh, who got his degree in mechanical engineering in his native Egypt, first saw applications of the ancient art of braiding to space travel in the 1960s when he was at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Lagerfeld showed some wonderful hot-red tweeds heavily piped in red, white and blue galloon braiding along with dressy bright cashmere jackets with black chenille and gold baroque embroidery.
Starting in 1982, Mr. Uqdah has petitioned the D.C. Board of Cosmetology to create a license for braiding, since its nonchemical process can't be regarded as cosmetology.
The bright shades were to be found in the naval theme which ran throughout the collection with its gaily colored nautical flags, gold braiding, exaggerated emblems, and bold red and blue stripes.
In the passementerie department there is abundant use of silk cording, wool braiding, frines and lace trimming.
The beautician exam includes finger waves, which were popular in the 1930s, and pin curls from the 1950s, but nothing about braiding.