brede [breed] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun Archaic. something braided or entwined, especially a plait of hair; braid. braiding or embroidery. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of brede archaic spelling of braid, given a new pronunciation in accord with modern spelling conventions Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for brede Historical Examples of brede
My wife and I like best to remember him riding to meet us at the gate of the Park at Brede.
Joseph Conrad
To whom she answered and sayd: husbande, by this brede, ye are none.
Unknown
Even if I succeeded in getting away from the inn, what could I do at Brede with no money at all?
Stephen Crane
No, it’s the House of Brede, Father, that’s at the end of it.
Stephen Crane
“Well, you will not get golden guineas from Brede estate,” snapped her ladyship.
Stephen Crane
British Dictionary definitions for brede brede noun, verb an archaic spelling of braid 1 Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012