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



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