braid
noun uk/breɪd/ us/breɪd/
(CLOTH)
[ U ] (also braiding)（作装饰用的）穗带，镶边
a thin strip of cloth or twisted threads that is attached to clothes, uniforms, or other things made of cloth, as a decoration
The captain of the ship wore a cap decorated with gold braid (= twisted gold threads). 船长戴着一顶饰有金丝边的大檐帽。
(HAIR)
[ C ] mainly US (UK usually plait)辫子;编成辫子的东西
a length of hair or other material that is divided into three parts that are then crossed over each other in a special pattern
She usually wears her hair in a braid/in two braids. 她通常梳着一条／两条辫子。
braid
verb [ I or T ] mainly US uk/breɪd/ us/breɪd/ (UK usually plait)
把…编成辫
to join three or more pieces of hair or string-like material by putting them over each other in a special pattern
She braided the horse's tail. 她把马尾巴编成辫。
a braided leather bracelet/belt 编制的皮手镯／腰带