n.

1. 发辫，辫子[P1]
2. 穗带，镶边[U]
   The uniform was trimmed with gold braid.

   制服上镶着金黄色的穗带。

3. 辫带[U]

vt.

1. 把（头发）编成辫子；把……编成穗带
   They wore their hair braided in long pigtails.

   他们将头发梳成一条长辫子。

2. （用饰带等）镶缀
3. 编织，编结
   The girls are busy braiding rugs.

   姑娘们忙着编织地毯。

n.

1. threads of silk, cotton, etc. woven into a decorative band.
2. chiefly N. Amer. a plaited length of hair.

v.

1. plait (hair).
2. [usu. as adj. braided] edge or trim with braid.
3. [usu. as adj. braided] (of a river or stream) flow into shallow interconnected channels divided by deposited earth.