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Definition of Gold braid
1. Noun. Trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains.
Specialized synonyms: Aglet, Aiglet, Aiguilette, Soutache
Generic synonyms: Passementerie, Trim, Trimming
Derivative terms: Braid, Braid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gold Braid
Literary usage of Gold braid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the by Robert Chambers (1832)
"... but had the harness and caparisons of their horses covered with gold, and the
very manes and tails of these animals plaited with gold braid. ..."
2. Archaeologia Cantiana by Kent Archaeological Society (1866)
"A quantity of gold braid round the skull (see specimens engraved), evidently once
woven or laced into either the hair or the ..."
3. Early American Painters: Illustrated by Examples in the Collection of the by John Hill Morgan, New-York Historical Society (1920)
"Brown horse, red saddle, bordered with gold braid. Dark coat with gilt buttons,
white cuffs and neckerchief tied with black bow, white boots, black shoe, ..."
4. Army Uniforms of the World by Fred Gilbert Blakeslee (1919)
"The hussars have a special form of sleeve decoration consisting of a double knot
of gold braid. Insignia for the various grades is as follows: Captain ..."
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