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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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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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