Braid vs Mono - What's the difference?
braid | mono |
(obsolete) To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
(archaic) To start into motion.
To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.
* Milton
To mix, or make uniformly soft, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in preparing food.
(obsolete) To reproach; to upbraid.
(obsolete) A sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench.
*, Bk.XII, ch.ii:
*:And than in a brayde Sir Launcelot brake hys chaynes of hys legges and of hys armys (and in the brakynge he hurte hys hondys sore).
:(Sackville)
A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration.
A fancy; freak; caprice.
:
(obsolete) deceitful
* Shakespeare
A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the front wheel is lifted off the ground while riding
(colloquial) Abbreviation of monaural or monophonic; having only a single audio channel.
As a verb braid
is (obsolete|transitive) to make a sudden movement with, to jerk.As a noun braid
is (obsolete) a sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench.As an adjective braid
is (obsolete) deceitful.As a proper noun mono is
a county in california.braid
English
(wikipedia braid)Etymology 1
From (etyl) braiden, breiden, .Alternative forms
* brayde (obsolete), breyde (obsolete)Verb
- Braid your locks with rosy twine.
- (Shakespeare)
Noun
(en noun)External links
* * * (commonslite)Etymology 2
Adjective
(en adjective)- Since Frenchmen are so braid , / Marry that will, I live and die a maid.
Anagrams
* ----mono
English
Etymology 1
Shortening of (mononucleosis).Noun
(-)Synonyms
* mononucleosis * glandular fever * the kissing diseaseEtymology 2
Probably from the prefix (mono-) meaning “one, single”Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* wheelieEtymology 3
Shortening of (monophonic).Adjective
(-)- Because many in the audience were very close to one of the speakers, the DJ decided to play the music in mono .