plait

[ pleyt, plat ]
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noun
  1. a braid, especially of hair or straw.

  2. a pleat or fold, as of cloth.

verb (used with object)
  1. to braid, as hair or straw.

  2. to make, as a mat, by braiding.

  1. to pleat.

Origin of plait

1
1350–1400; Middle English pleyt<Middle French pleit<Latin plicitum, neuter of plicitus, past participle of plicāre to fold; see ply2

Other words from plait

  • in·ter·plait, verb (used with object)

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How to use plait in a sentence

  • 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

plait

/ (plæt) /


noun
  1. a length of hair, ribbon, etc, that has been plaited

  2. (in Britain) a loaf of bread of several twisting or intertwining parts

  1. a rare spelling of pleat

verb
  1. (tr) to intertwine (strands or strips) in a pattern

Origin of plait

1
C15 pleyt, from Old French pleit, from Latin plicāre to fold; see ply ²

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