pleach

[ pleech ]

verb (used with object)

1. to interweave (branches, vines, etc.), as for a hedge or arbor.
2. to make or renew (a hedge, arbor, etc.) by such interweaving.
3. to braid (hair).

pleach

/ pliːtʃ /

verb

1. to interlace the stems or boughs of (a tree or hedge) Alsoplash

Other Words From

• un·pleached adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pleach¹

1350–1400; Middle English plechen, variant of plashen to plash ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of pleach¹

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

Related Words

• fuse
• intertwine
• knit