embraid
To braid up, to plait.
Verb
- To braid up, to plait.
- embraided hair
- embraided locks
- To tell off; to reprimand
- Minutius , who embraided him with cowardice - 1531, Thomas Elyot, The Boke Named the Governour […], London: […] Tho[mas] Bertheleti, →OCLC:
Synonyms: upbraid
Origin
From em- + braid.