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| braid |
to decorate or edge with ribbon or braid. [1/5 definitions] |
| cordon |
a showy cord or braid used as a fastening or ornament. [1/3 definitions] |
| cue2 |
to form (hair) into a braid hanging down from the back of the head. [1/4 definitions] |
| frog2 |
a decorative fastener, as on a coat or jacket, with a button or knot on one side of the opening and a loop on the other side, usu. made of braid or cord. |
| galloon |
a braid or trimming made of lace, metallic thread, or worsted. |
| lacing |
a lace or braid that trims garments, uniforms, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| pigtail |
a braid of hair that hangs downward from the back of the head. |
| plait |
strands, as of hair or cloth, woven together; braid. [2/5 definitions] |
| plat2 |
a braid or plait. [2 definitions] |
| queue |
a single hanging braid of hair; pigtail. [1/4 definitions] |
| rickrack |
a flat strip of zigzag braid or ribbon used as trimming on clothing, cloth furnishings, and the like. |
| stripe1 |
a band of cloth or braid worn on a uniform, often as an indication of time served. [1/5 definitions] |
| tieback |
a strip of fabric, braid, or the like, looped around the width of a curtain or drape to hold it open to one side of a window or door. |
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