Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BRAID, n. “The band round top of a ‘kubby' (a cup-shaped creel)” (Ork. 1929 Marw.). See also Brath, v. (2). [bre:d]
[O.N. bregða, O.E. bregdan, brēdan, braid, weave, Mod.Eng. braid.]
