- (v.i.) To start; to awake.
- (v.t.) Deceitful.
- (n.) A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk or linen, used for binding, trimming or ornamenting dresses, etc.
- (n.) A quick motion; a start.
- (v.t.) To weave, interlace or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.
- (v.t.) To mingle or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing or straining, as in some culinary operations.
- (v.t.) To reproach. [Obs.] See Upbraid.
- (n.) A fancy; freak; caprice.
- (n.) A plait, band or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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