plait
noun
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
Example Sentences
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Bell is living up to the potential that she promised as a tall, ambitious teenager, boasting those trademark plaits and an infectious love of the game.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2024
An ecru wool crepe cape with long, draping sleeves set the classical tone, with the gathered plaits of the models’ hair, a throwback to times past.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 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
They specified that the ban on discrimination includes natural Afro hairstyles, braids, cornrows, plaits and head coverings.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
She came over to me, pinched the ends of a few of my plaits, then patted my edges as if she was touching up my baby hair.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
