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Braid

Strands of hair woven over and under each other, usually in three, to form a rope.

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Also: plait, three-strand braid

A braid, or plait in British English, is made by weaving sections of hair over and under one another. The basic braid uses three strands: the right one crosses over the middle, then the left one crosses over the new middle, and so on to the end, which is tied. Braiding is one of the oldest ways of dressing hair: figures carved more than 25,000 years ago, such as the Venus of Willendorf, may show braided or coiled hair. Nearly every culture has its own braids.

See also

French braid Dutch braid Fishtail braid Cornrows Choti

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