PLEACH

pleach, plash

(verb) interlace the shoots of; “pleach a hedge”

braid, pleach

(verb) form or weave into a braid or braids; “braid hair”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

pleach (third-person singular simple present pleaches, present participle pleaching, simple past and past participle pleached)

(transitive) To unite by interweaving, as (horticulture) branches of shrubs, trees, etc, to create a hedge; to interlock, to plash.

Synonyms: entwine, interlace, plait

Noun

pleach (plural pleaches)

An act or result of interweaving; specifically, (horticulture) a hedge or lattice created by interweaving the branches of shrubs, trees, etc.

Synonym: plash

(horticulture) A branch of a shrub, tree, etc, used for pleaching; a pleacher.

(horticulture) A notch cut into a branch so that it can be bent when pleaching is carried out.

Anagrams

• Chapel, Lepcha, cephal-, chapel

Source: Wiktionary

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Pleach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pleached (; p. pr. & vb. n. Pleaching.] Etym: [Cf. OF. plaissier to bend, and also F. plisser to plait, L. plicare, plicitum, to fold, lay, or wind together. Cf. Plash to pleach.]

Definition: To unite by interweaving, as branches of trees; to plash; to interlock. "The pleached bower." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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