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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.

brad'-ed, brad'-ing (to plegama, "that which is plaited," 1Ti 2:9; he emploke, "a plaiting," 1Pe 3:3): Used with reference to Christian women in two passages where the apostles emphasized the superiority of good works and spiritual grace over outward adornment.

See EMBROIDERY.