Braiding — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains

make by braiding or interlacing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæθi/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌalɐbɐzˈɪlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌalɐbɐzˈɪlə/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæθi/.

Examples

lace a tablecloth
braid a collar
braid hair

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lace pleach braid plait gold braid

Antonyms

unbraid

Parts of Speech

noun	trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
verb	make by braiding or interlacing “lace a tablecloth”
verb	decorate with braids or ribbons “braid a collar”
verb	form or weave into a braid or braids “braid hair”

Word Forms

braid	verb	make by braiding or interlacing
braid	noun	trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
lace	noun	a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns
plait	noun	any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
plaiter	noun	someone who plaits (hair or fabric etc.)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Flechten

Besatz zur Verzierung von Kleidung oder Vorhängen

🇫🇷French

tressage

passementerie utilisée pour décorer des vêtements ou des rideaux

🇪🇸Spanish

trenza

Adorno utilizado para decorar ropa o cortinas.

🇮🇹Italian

intrecciatura

passamaneria utilizzata per decorare abiti o tende

🇳🇱Dutch

vlechten

trimmen gebruikt om kleding of gordijnen te versieren

🇵🇹Portuguese

trança

enfeites usados para decorar roupas ou cortinas

🇷🇺Russian

плетение

обрезка, используемая для украшения одежды или штор

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ब्रेडिंग

कपड़े या पर्दों को सजाने के लिए ट्रिमिंग का उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্রেডিং

জামাকাপড় বা পর্দা সাজাতে ব্যবহৃত ছাঁটাই

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னல்

ஆடைகள் அல்லது திரைச்சீலைகளை அலங்கரிக்க பயன்படும் டிரிம்மிங்

🇮🇳Telugu

అల్లడం

బట్టలు లేదా కర్టెన్లను అలంకరించడానికి ఉపయోగించే కత్తిరించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

वेणी

कपडे किंवा पडदे सजवण्यासाठी वापरले जाणारे ट्रिमिंग

🇮🇳Gujarati

બ્રેડિંગ

કપડા અથવા પડદાને સજાવવા માટે વપરાતી ટ્રીમીંગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆಣೆಯುವುದು

ಬಟ್ಟೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪರದೆಗಳನ್ನು ಅಲಂಕರಿಸಲು ಬಳಸುವ ಚೂರನ್ನು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബ്രെയ്ഡിംഗ്

വസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മൂടുശീലകൾ അലങ്കരിക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ട്രിമ്മിംഗ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰੇਡਿੰਗ

ਕਪੜਿਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਪਰਦਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਜਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਟ੍ਰਿਮਿੰਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

بریڈنگ

کپڑوں یا پردے کو سجانے کے لیے استعمال ہونے والی تراشی۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

编织

用于装饰衣服或窗帘的装饰

🇯🇵Japanese

編み込み

衣服やカーテンを装飾するために使用されるトリミング

🇰🇷Korean

땋기

옷이나 커튼을 장식하는 데 사용되는 트리밍

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tết tóc

cắt tỉa dùng để trang trí quần áo hoặc rèm cửa

🇹🇭Thai

การถักเปีย

การตัดแต่งใช้ตกแต่งเสื้อผ้าหรือผ้าม่าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kepang braiding

hiasan yang digunakan untuk menghias pakaian atau gorden

🇵🇭Filipino

tirintas

trimming na ginagamit upang palamutihan ang mga damit o kurtina

🇲🇾Malay

jalinan

pemangkasan yang digunakan untuk menghias pakaian atau langsir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجديل

التشذيب يستخدم لتزيين الملابس أو الستائر

🇮🇷Persian

بافتن

پیرایشی که برای تزئین لباس یا پرده استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

örgü

Giysileri veya perdeleri süslemek için kullanılan süslemeler

🇮🇱Hebrew

קְלִיעַת צַמוֹת

חיתוך המשמש לקישוט בגדים או וילונות

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