plait
noun
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
Example Sentences
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"My mam plaits it in two plaits so it goes directly between my spine... She has always plaited my hair since so it's kind of a tradition now."
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2024
“When I was going to school, I wanted to be Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, and I would wear a wig with two plaits and call myself Professor Longhair,” Henry told the AP.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
Her mother then plaits her thick hair into two Dutch braids that fit under her helmet for the show ring.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
And under questioning by Veronice Holt, Mayfield’s attorney, McDaniel acknowledged that Mayfield was never thinly built with dreadlocks or plaits — which is how a witness had described one of the shooters.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2022
Suddenly the Queen had swept her plaits out of his fingers.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
