The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - braid n.

1) plait: Katrina wore her blond hair in a tightly coiled braid on top of her head. 2) trimming, embroidery, soutache, lace, fillet, band, ribbon: The edges are decorated with narrow braid containing gold thread. --v. 3) plait, intertwine, interlace, weave, twist: At school we learned how to braid leather laces into a belt.