braiding

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/ˈbɹeɪdɪŋ/

noun

A braided trimming used as decoration on clothes or curtains.

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braidgold braid
OriginMiddle English breydynge →
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of braid
nounbraiding (plural braidings)

plural braidings

  1. A braided trimming used as decoration on clothes or curtains.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountrimming used to decorate clothes or curtains

Similar
braidgold braid
Broader
trimmingtrimpassementerie
Also see
braidgold braid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbreydynge
  2. Englishbraiding

From Middle English breydynge; equivalent to braid + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with braiding

tradinggradingfadingshadingdegradingaidingwadingladingbladingarcading
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Cite this entry
APA

braiding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braiding

MLA

“braiding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braiding. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “braiding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/braiding.

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