plait
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
a pleat or fold, as of cloth.
to braid, as hair or straw.
to make, as a mat, by braiding.
to pleat.
Origin of plait
1Other words from plait
- in·ter·plait, verb (used with object)
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How to use plait in a sentence
“A lot of the critical details in the plot were a mishmash of ideas that made no sense,” astronomer Phil plait wrote at Slate.
Meet Kip Thorne, the Man Who Crafted the Artful Science of ‘Interstellar’ | Asawin Suebsaeng | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor a moment I was as dumbfounded as the bridegroom who discovers a plait of hair on his brides dressing table.
The Romance of His Life | Mary CholmondeleyThey plait it very ingeniously in small tresses, frequently making more than a hundred.
He learnt to plait the foliage of faded crocuses, and pin them tidily to the ground with little wooden forks.
Hyacinth | George A. BirminghamThe Egyptian jewellers employed wire, both to lay down on a background and to plait or otherwise arrange jour.
As she began to twist it into one heavy plait, she walked to the window and stood looking out.
The Second Latchkey | Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson
British Dictionary definitions for plait
/ (plæt) /
a length of hair, ribbon, etc, that has been plaited
(in Britain) a loaf of bread of several twisting or intertwining parts
a rare spelling of pleat
(tr) to intertwine (strands or strips) in a pattern
Origin of plait
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