PLAIT
pleat, plait
(noun) any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
braid, plait, tress, twist
(noun) a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
plait
(verb) weave into plaits; “plait hair”
braid, lace, plait
(verb) make by braiding or interlacing; “lace a tablecloth”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
plait (plural plaits)
A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
Verb
plait (third-person singular simple present plaits, present participle plaiting, simple past and past participle plaited)
(transitive) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat
(transitive) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid
Anagrams
• Patil, Pilat, lapti
Source: Wiktionary
Plait, n. Etym: [OE. playte, OF. pleit, L. plicatum, plicitum, p.p.
of plicare to fold, akin to plectere to plait. See Ply, and cf. Plat
to weave, Pleat, Plight fold.]
1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait.
The plaits and foldings of the drapery. Addison.
2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat. Polish plait. (Med.) Same as
Plica.
Plait, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plaited; p. pr. & vb. n. Plaiting.]
1. To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a
ruffle.
2. To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to
plait hair; to plait rope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition