Braiding

/ˈbreɪdɪŋ/ noun

The act or process of interlacing three or more strands of material to create a pattern, or the material created by this process.

From 'braid' + '-ing' (present participle/gerund). Originally meant quickly moving or pulling strands apart in Old English, evolved to mean the systematic interlacing technique.

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