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id invasion by a cavalry force; a foray. Marauding chief! his sole delight. The moonlight raid, the morning fight. Sir W. Scott. There are permanent conquests, temporary occupation, and occasional raids. H. Spenser.

One who engages in a raid. [U.S.]

To awake; to arouse; to stir or start up; also, to shout out. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive. [Afraid comes after the noun it limits.] "Back they recoiled, afraid." Milton.

ave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait. Braid your locks with rosy twine. Milton.

The act of making or using braids.

To braid up, as hair. [Obs.] Spenser.

See Embraid.

Same as Lyrid.

To separate the strands of; to undo, as a braid; to unravel; to disentangle.

To aid clandestinely. [Obs.]

e teeth of; -- followed by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed. And upbraided them with their unbelief. Mark xvi. 14. Vet do not Upbraid us our distress. Shak.

Same as Abraid. [Obs.]

See Abraid. [Obs.] Spenser.

Put in dread; afraid. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Afraid. [Obs.] Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises. Shak.

A tag of a lace or of the points, braids, or cords formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into small images. Hence, "aglet baby" (Shak.), an aglet image.

he daring anthropopathic imagery by which the prophets often represent God as chiding, upbraiding, threatening. H. Rogers.

To speak reproachfully of; to twit; to upbraid. [Obs.]

A fine cord or narrow braid.