braided

/ ˈbreɪdɪd /

adjective

1. (of a river or stream) flowing in several shallow interconnected channels separated by banks of deposited material

Example Sentences

Because there are few Black women in the sport, for example, coaches don’t always realize that our hair needs to be braided before it’s shaped into a bun.

From Los Angeles Times

I braided my hair last night for fun and then I was like “This is actually kind of cute.”

From Los Angeles Times

The cable system, which consists of two braided steel lines supported by vertical steel posts, was installed in 1919.

From Los Angeles Times

The braided stories in “Gathering” span the intimate and the epic.

From New York Times

When she dropped by a roadside beauty salon not long ago, she chatted with women waiting on a wooden bench to have their hair braided.

From New York Times

Related Words

• coiled
• complicated
• contorted
• convoluted
• crooked
• curled
• gnarled
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• tortuous
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