Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which braids; specifically, an attachment to a sewing-machine for guiding a braid which is to be sewed on or into the work.
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- noun One who, or that which,
braids .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Unzipped (1995) "I am up to my neck in hay … Hay comes before Chanel" Chanel braider and 75-year-old farmer Madame Pouzieux when confronted with Chanel's latest order.
Valentino – The Last Emperor, a gold mine of snappy lines 2010
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It makes sense that hairdressers, who often work with potentially dangerous chemicals, should be licensed, but even the most incompetent braider can't really do much harm.
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Their kind, capable grandmother — a baker of pies, a braider of hair — is old.
The Minister's Tale 2004
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Their kind, capable grandmother — a baker of pies, a braider of hair — is old.
The Minister's Tale 2004
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Along the way, she brutally attacked her very own foul-mouthed sister the licensed hair braider Amanda Case, in a fit of jealousy with a candlestick in the conservatory.
Archive 2006-12-24 Miss Snark 2006
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Along the way, she brutally attacked her very own foul-mouthed sister the licensed hair braider Amanda Case, in a fit of jealousy with a candlestick in the conservatory.
HH Com 578 Miss Snark 2006
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Their kind, capable grandmother — a baker of pies, a braider of hair — is old.
The Minister's Tale 2004
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Along the way, she brutally attacked her very own foul-mouthed sister the licensed hair braider Amanda Case, in a fit of jealousy with a candlestick in the conservatory.
12/24/2006 - 12/31/2006 Miss Snark 2006
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Isabel asked for the best French braider, and the receptionist said coolly, “They all do that.”
Isabel’s Bed Elinor Lipman 1995
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Isabel asked for the best French braider, and the receptionist said coolly, “They all do that.”
Isabel’s Bed Elinor Lipman 1995
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