embraid

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verb

To braid up, to plait.

“embraided hair”

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upbraid
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Meanings

verbembraid (third-person singular simple present embraids, present participle embraiding, simple past and past participle embraided)

present singular third person embraids · participle present embraiding · participle past embraided · past embraided

  1. transitiveTo braid up, to plait.

    embraided hair

    1 more example

    embraided locks

  2. obsoletetransitiveTo tell off; to reprimand

    Minutius , who embraided him with cowardice

    1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke Named the Governour […], London: […] Tho[mas] Bertheleti, →OCLC

    Synonyms: upbraid

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo tell off; to reprimand

Similar
upbraid

Origin

From em- + braid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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