transitive verb

1. to interweave three or more strands of (hair, straw, etc.)
2. to make by such interweaving to braid a rug
3. 1. to arrange (the hair) in a braid or braids
   2. Old Poet. to tie up (the hair) in a ribbon or band
4. to trim or bind with braid

Etymology: ME breiden, to dart, twist, pull < OE bregdan, to move quickly < IE base *bhere-, to gleam, flash > bream, ON bra, eyelid

noun

1. a band or strip formed by braiding
2. a length of braided hair
3. a woven band of cloth, tape, ribbon, etc., used to bind or decorate clothing