[App. a dial. corruption of BRAY v.2, by confusing brayed, braid, braided. Given by Forby and Halliwell as East Anglian. Not in Bailey, nor Johnson; taken app. from Halliwell into Webster and other recent Dicts.] trans. To intermix; to mingle by rubbing in some fluid or soft substance.
1853. Hints Yng. Housewives, 31. The plain old-fashioned starch is braided up with cold water. Ibid., 118. Braid a teaspoonful of flour with a little of the cream.