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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
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
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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