plait
noun
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
have plaited
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present perfectof plait.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The living have plaited them thousands of little ships of straw, each provisioned with some fruit and a few pieces of money.
From Peeps at Many Lands: Japan by John Finnemore
"You cannot go to bed till I have plaited your hair," answered Nella mercilessly, but at the same time laying down the comb.
From Marietta A Maid of Venice by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
And she was right; for rather than wear anything instead of the philibeg, Duncan would have plaited himself one with his own blind fingers out of an old sack.
From Malcolm by George MacDonald
