plaiting

[ pley-ting, plat-ing ]

/ ˈpleɪ tɪŋ, ˈplæt ɪŋ /

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noun

anything that is braided or pleated.

plaits collectively.

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Origin of plaiting

First recorded in 1375–1425, plaiting is from the late Middle English word pleyting.See plait, -ing¹

Words nearby plaiting

Plainville, plain weave, plain-wrap, plaister, plait, plaiting, plan, planar, planarian, planar process, planate

How to use plaiting in a sentence

Women were plaiting hives in the open air; and the bees were abroad, mingling their humming with the murmurs from the sea.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
They employ themselves in plaiting straw for hats and cigar-cases.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
It is trimmed with a fall of white lace upon the lower edge, a narrower one forming a beading to the plaiting round the neck.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VII, December 1850, Vol. II|Various
She went up to the little mat-plaiting girl as she gave that answer, and began playing with her long flaxen hair.
After Dark|Wilkie Collins

He turned upon the doorstep, and taking between his fingers the hem of Truelove's apron fell to plaiting it.
Audrey|Mary Johnston

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