The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Brede \Brede\, or Breede \Breede\, n.
   Breadth. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Brede \Brede\, n. [See Braid woven cord.]
   A braid. [R.]
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         Half lapped in glowing gauze and golden brede.
                                                  --Tennyson.
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