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pleach

[ pleech ]
/ plitʃ /
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verb (used with object)
to interweave (branches, vines, etc.), as for a hedge or arbor.
to make or renew (a hedge, arbor, etc.) by such interweaving.
to braid (hair).
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Origin of pleach

1350–1400; Middle English plechen, variant of plashen to plash2

OTHER WORDS FROM pleach

un·pleached, adjective

Words nearby pleach

Plaza Lasso, PLC, plea, plea-bargain, plea bargaining, pleach, plead, pleadable, pleader, pleading, pleadings
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Words related to pleach

fuse, intertwine, knit, blend, braid, darn, enlace, link, mingle, mix, plait, twist, crease, flute, fold, interweave, pigtail, plat, pleat, tress

British Dictionary definitions for pleach

pleach
/ (pliːtʃ) /
verb
mainly British to interlace the stems or boughs of (a tree or hedge)Also: plash

Word Origin for pleach

C14 plechen, from Old North French plechier, from Latin plectere to weave, plait; compare plash ²
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