Braid, a. [AS. bræd, bred, deceit; akin to Icel. bragð trick, AS. bredan, bregdan, to braid, knit, (hence) to knit a net, to draw into a net, i.e., to deceive. See Braid, v. t.] Deceitful.
Since Frenchmen are so braid,
Marry that will, I live and die a maid.
Shak.