plash

¹

[ plash ]

noun

1. a gentle splash.
2. a pool or puddle.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to splash gently.

plash

²

[ plash ]

verb (used with object)

1. pleach.

plash

¹

/ plæʃ /

verb

1. another word for pleach

plash

²

/ plæʃ /

verb

1. a less common word for splash

Other Words From

• plashing·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of plash¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English plasch “pool, puddle,” Old English plæsc; cognate with Dutch, Low German plas, probably of imitative origin

Origin of plash²

1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French plaissier, derivative of plais hedge < Vulgar Latin *plaxum < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of plash¹

C15: from Old French plassier, from plais hedge, woven fence, from Latin plectere to plait; compare pleach

Origin of plash²

Old English plæsc, probably imitative; compare Dutch plas

Example Sentences

After marchin a little through the plash and mud, "Has anybody seen Coxy's fly?"

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The constant plash of falling fruit showed that birds were feeding overhead.

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Thick blew the smoke across the stream, and faster flash'd theflame: The water plash'd in hissing jets as ball and bullet came.

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The drowsy hum of insects, the plash of cool, running waters fell softly on the ear.

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The monotonous plash of the waves on the shore came dully booming over the rattle of their own carriage-wheels.

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Related Words

• dash
• douse
• drench
• drown
• paddle
• slop
• slosh
• soak
• spatter
• spray
• sprinkle
• squirt
• strew
• wade
• wet