(v. t.) To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.
(v. t.) To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary operations.
(v. t.) To reproach. [Obs.] See Upbraid.
(n.) A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or weaving together different strands.
(n.) A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.
(n.) A quick motion; a start.
(n.) A fancy; freak; caprice.
(v. i.) To start; to awake.
(v. t.) Deceitful.
Example Sentences:
(1) She said she has turned to hairdressing to pay the bills, with “appointments for braids and weaves about three times a week”.
(2) The polylactic-polyglycolic acid suture is braided and dyed, and has handling characteristics similar to those of black silk.
(3) These results suggest that the paced depolarization integral obtained with the braided endocardial defibrillation lead could improve the specificity and sensitivity of ventricular fibrillation detection.
(4) A monofilament polyglyconate suture (Maxon) was developed as a longer-lasting suture associated with less potential for infection than braided polyglycolic acid suture (Dexon).
(5) The in vitro breaking force of a braided nylon looped-suture tendon juncture designed to decrease tying time was compared with the breaking force of the modified Kessler and Bunnell techniques.
(6) To evaluate the mechanical properties of absorbable braided poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) fibre implants, 2.0 and 3.2 mm in diameter, maximum load defined as tensile load carrying capacity, elongation and axial rigidity were investigated after immersion in phosphate-buffered distilled water at 37 degrees C and pH 6.1 and after subcutaneous implantation in rabbit.
(7) Among the remaining patients was a divorced mother of four with a failing liver who was engaged to be remarried; a second world war " Rosie Riveter " who had trouble speaking because of a stroke; and Ma'Dear, an ailing matriarch with long, braided hair, renowned for her cooking and the strict but loving way she raised 12 children.
(8) Pore sizes up to 50 times 250 mu2 were achieved by using woven, knitted, and braided polyester tapes.
(9) Significantly fewer bacteria adhered to the monofilament polypropylene than either of the braided polyester sutures.
(10) Tests on samples of braided asbestos cord used in truck exhaust systems revealed a constant presence of chrysotile.
(11) A description is presented of the gross anatomic, histologic, and scanning electron microscopic features of cuspal abrasions, perforations, and tears caused by excessively long ends of braided sutures in bioprosthetic cardiac valves implanted in the mitral position in sheep.
(12) The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) was excised bilaterally in the knee joint of three dogs and was replaced in a conventional manner with a composite polyglycolic acid (PGA) and Dacron braided ligament prosthesis.
(13) Mechanical properties of equine suspensory apparatus preparations and three braided synthetic prostheses were evaluated in vitro.
(14) The future, like the present and the past, belongs to mixed economies in which public and private are braided together in one way or another.
(15) Five dogs (group A) received a right atrial "J" (AJ) and right ventricular (RV) active fixation tripolar lead, each consisting of a platinized platinum pacing tip, anode band, and braided defibrillation electrode.
(16) She is slim with fair skin and long braids, and speaks confidently about her ambition to be a journalist when she finishes school.
(17) It is concluded that the use of braided suture material in an inguinal hernia repair may result in an unacceptable level of sepsis and recurrence.
(18) Heavy braided Polydioxanon (PDS Ethicon) sutures were tested in a routine fashion, as were steel wire and braided polyester.
(19) Most braided sutures also showed less time-dependence in stiffness.
(20) The experiments consisting in replacement of a dissected anterior cruciate ligament of the knee in rabbits with a bundle of parallel carbon fibers and a braided carbon covered with animal collagen lyophilized dura mater have been performed.
Interweave
Definition:
(v. t.) To weave together; to intermix or unite in texture or construction; to intertwine; as, threads of silk and cotton interwoven.
(v. t.) To intermingle; to unite intimately; to connect closely; as, to interweave truth with falsehood.
Example Sentences:
(1) Tate Modern, London, 16 October to 9 March, tate.org.uk Australia The complex art traditions of this remarkable continent – from Aboriginal dreamings and immigrant Romantic painters to the visionary Sidney Nolan – interweave in what promises to be a compelling epic spanning centuries of landscape and myth.
(2) These structural features support the idea that pyridoxine-biosynthetic genes are members of complex operons, perhaps to interweave coenzyme biosynthesis genetically with other metabolic processes.
(3) The analysis of last years is showing stronger a interweave from clinical Psychology and clinical medicine.
(4) After an analysis of the complex interweaving reactions of laser on biological materials, the laser applications in medicine and surgery are reviewed by the author.
(5) The kind of total darkness that enfolds the Welsh seaside town of "Llareggub" at the opening of Dylan Thomas's wonderful mid-century "play for voices" , which interweaves the thoughts and words of upwards of 60 characters over one day, is lost to the modern world.
(6) Published in their original handwritten form, the minutes of meetings of the Bank’s Court of Directors from 1914 to 45 , and of another key decision-making body, the Committee of the Treasury, from 1914 to 1931 , reveal a rich interweaving of the Earth-shattering and the mundane, which carried several echoes of the most recent crisis period of 2007-09 – minutes from which were released by the Bank on Tuesday.
(7) The light-microscopic appearance of a background fibrillary matrix imparting a "neural" appearance was the result of the interweaving of myriad cell processes filled with thin cytoplasmic filaments possessing fusiform densities.
(8) In view of the intricate interweaving of the various factions, the shifting alliances and complexity of the front lines in Syria , communication between Russia and the US on the precise territory subject to a ceasefire will have to be tightly co-ordinated.
(9) The operationalization of the model is based upon the interweaving of the role dimensions of the CNS, the goals of case management, and the components of collaborative practice into patient care.
(10) An attempt is made to analyze the complex interweaving of psychological, religious, cultural, and sociological factors in the precipitation of the outbreak.
(11) This study was carried out by a large group of workers in the Institute of Anatomy in Prague, with close and mutual interweaving of their contributed works.
(12) The structure of the diaphragm was revealed thus to be composed of radial fibrils of 7 nm in diameter, interweaving in a central mesh, and creating by their geometric distribution, wedge-shaped channels around the periphery of the pore.
(13) Here the use of EM has provided a direct visualization of the form and architecture of coaggregates revealing a dense interweaving of presynaptic filaments and dsDNA.
(14) Guides Dr David Mathieson and Dr Justin Byrne interweave history with the moving story of John Cornford , a British man (and Darwin’s great grandson) who helped beat back Franco’s army.
(15) Clinical material is presented which demonstrates typical forms of identification, and the interweaving of these motives is shown.
(16) The mature parasite often exhibited a highly invaginated surface contour with the result that the cytoplasm of the host cell and parasite became intimately interdigitated, this interweaving is unlikely to be recognized in light microscopic studies.
(17) Fifth, in the inner and outer plexiform layers, numerous filamentous branchlets extend 20 microns or more from the radial trunk, interweaving with branchlets from nearby Müller cells to form dense and continuous strata.
(18) In the inferior layer the fibres leave their formation, run diagonally in the direction of the trophoblast and interweave with each other to a mat of fibrils at the border to the trophoblast.
(19) The interweaving of the properties of these Ca2+ channels, with their spatial distributions and their influence upon other channel types, acts to transduce and integrate information within cells.
(20) Reticulin staining of the fibrous trabeculae in the posterior (scleral) part of the lamina revealed a structure composed of interweaving skeins of collagen fibres frequently arranged tangentially around the canals, 40-220 microns in diameter, through which optic nerve axons pass.