embraid

To braid up, to plait.

Verb

  1. To braid up, to plait.
    • embraided hair
    • embraided locks
  2. 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.

Forms

embraids embraiding embraided