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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 391 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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BRAID (from the O. Eng. bregdan, to move quickly to and fro, hence to weave)

BRAID (from the O. Eng. bregdan, to move quickly to and fro, hence to weave) , a

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PLAIT (through O. Fr. pleit, from Lat. plicitum, folded, plicare, to fold)

plait, especially a plait of

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HAIR (a word common to Teutonic languages)

hair, also a plaited tape

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WOVEN

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WOOL, WORSTED AND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES

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SILK

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THREAD (0. Eng. praed, literally, that which is twisted, prawan, to twist, to throw, cf. " throwster," a silk-winder, Ger. drehen, to twist, turn, Du. draad, Ger. Draht, thread, wire)

thread, &c., used for trimming or binding . A particular use is for the narrow bands, bordered with open

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WORK

work, used in making point

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LACE (corresponding to Ital. merletto, trina; Genoese Pizzo; Ger. spitzen; Fr. dentelle; Dutch kanten; Span. encaje; the English word owes something to the Fr. lassis or laces, but both are connected with the earlier Lat. laqueus; early French laces were

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