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Spiral vs Braid - What's the difference?

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Spiral is a related term of braid.


As nouns the difference between spiral and braid

is that spiral is spiral while braid is (obsolete) a sudden movement; a jerk, a wrench.

As a verb braid is

(obsolete|transitive) to make a sudden movement with, to jerk.

As an adjective braid is

(obsolete) deceitful.

spiral

English

(wikipedia spiral)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
  • (informal) A helix.
  • A self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it at once.

    • Derived terms

    * death spiral * downward spiral * graveyard spiral * spiral staircase * upward spiral

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Helical, like a spiral

    • Verb

  • To move along the path of a spiral or helix.
    • The falling leaves spiralled down from the tree.
  • (figuratively) To increase continually.
    • Her debts were spiralling out of control.

    External links

    * (commonslite)

    Anagrams

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    braid

    English

    (wikipedia braid)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) braiden, breiden, .

    Alternative forms

    * brayde (obsolete), breyde (obsolete)

    Verb

  • (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
    • Braid your locks with rosy twine.
  • To mix, or make uniformly soft, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in preparing food.
  • (obsolete) To reproach; to upbraid.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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.
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    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) deceitful
  • * Shakespeare
    • Since Frenchmen are so braid , / Marry that will, I live and die a maid.

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