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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).

Words related to pleach

intertwine, knit, fuse, mingle, mix, twist, plait, link, braid, blend, darn, enlace, twine, interweave, tuck, pleat, tress, crease, fold, weave

Words nearby pleach

plaza lasso, plc, plea, plea bargain, plea-bargain, pleach, plead, pleadable, pleader, pleading, pleadings

Origin of pleach

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

OTHER WORDS FROM pleach

un·pleached, adjective
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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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