English → Latin
“braid” in Latin
tegōto cover; to clothe; to conceal, hide, protectnectōto connect, interweave, attach, unite; relate; to bind, tie, fasten; to bind by obligation, oblige, make liableplēctōto punish; to beat; to blamefrangōto break, shatter; to break, shatter (a promise, a treaty, someone's ideas (dreams, projects), someone's spirit); to bregradusa step, pace; a grade; a stage, degree
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
braid
texere, nectere, plectere (only in participle plexus). To braid a basket, fiscinam texere. To braid garlands of flowers, serta e floribus facere. To braid ivy into the hair, hedera religare crines. To braid the hair, comam in gradus formare or frangere, comere caput in gradus.
braid s.
of hair, gradus. A braid of flowers, flores texti or plexi.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for braid?
- The usual Latin words for “braid” are tegō, nectō, plēctō; also frangō, gradus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.