"Braid" is a system of three or more yarns intertwined such that no two yarns are twisted around one another. It refers to a family of fabrics continuously woven on the bias.
Braided fiber architecture resembles a hybrid of filament winding and woven material. Like filament winding, tubular braid features seamless fiber continuity from end to end of a part. Like woven material, braided fibers are mechanically interlocked. When functioning as a composite reinforcement, braid exhibits exceptional properties because it distributes loads very efficiently.