braid

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• intransitive verb To interweave three or more strands, strips, or lengths of in a diagonally overlapping pattern.
• intransitive verb To create (something) by such interweaving.
• intransitive verb To style (the hair) by such interweaving.
• intransitive verb To mingle (discrete elements, for example) as if by such interweaving.
• intransitive verb To decorate or edge (something) with a trim of interwoven strands.
• intransitive verb To fasten or decorate (hair) with a band or ribbon.
• intransitive verb To flow, twist, or wind as if interwoven.
• noun A braided segment or length, as of hair, fabric, or fiber.
• noun Ornamental cord or ribbon, used especially for decorating or edging fabrics.
• noun A ribbon or band used to fasten the hair.
• noun Slang Naval officers of high rank.

from The Century Dictionary.

• Deceitful; crafty.
• Broad.
• To take, draw, pull, or snatch quickly; reach; throw; cast; brandish.
• To weave by passing three or more strands, strips, or lines of over and under each other alternately; plait; interlace: as, to braid the hair, straw, tape, etc.
• To form by braiding; interweave the material of in strands or strips: as, to braid a straw hat or a rug.
• In domestic econ., to beat and blend, as soft substances, particularly to press them with a spoon through a sieve.
• To upbraid; reproach.
• To move quickly; start; rush.
• To start suddenly (out of sleep); awake.
• To nauseate; desire to vomit.
• To be like; resemble in appearance or character.
• noun A quick motion; a start.
• noun A moment.
• noun A turn (of work); a job.
• noun A trick; deception.
• noun Any plaited band or fillet. Specifically—
• noun A wicker guard for protecting trees newly grafted.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• transitive verb To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.
• transitive verb To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations.
• transitive verb To reproach. [Obs.] See Upbraid.
• noun obsolete A quick motion; a start.
• noun obsolete A fancy; freak; caprice.
• intransitive verb obsolete To start; to awake.
• adjective obsolete Deceitful.
• noun A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands.
• noun A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• adjective obsolete deceitful
• verb obsolete (transitive) To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
• verb archaic (intransitive) To start into motion.
• verb transitive To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• verb make by braiding or interlacing
• verb form or weave into a braid or braids
• noun a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
• verb decorate with braids or ribbons
• noun trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains