† plexn.¹

Forms: late Middle English plax, late Middle English plex.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin plexus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin plexus (see plexus n.).

Obsolete. rare.

A plait or braid of hair.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > tresses or plaits

tracec1380

plight?1387

tressa1400

plexc1450

braid1530

tuck1532

buoy-rope1546

trammels1589

entrammelling1598

border1601

point1604

pleat?1606

trammelets1654

maze1657

brede1696

queue1724

pigtail?1725

tie1725

cue1731

tuck-up1749

tutulus1753

club1786

tail1799

French twist1850

Grecian plait1851

French plait1871

horse's tail1873

Gretchen braid, plait1890

shimada1910

ponytail1916

French braid1937

cane row1939

dreadlocks1960

French pleat1964

Tom Jones1964

corn row1971

dread1984

club-pigtail-

c1450 (a1400) Libeaus Desconus (Calig. A.ii) (1969) 128 (MED) Hys berd was yelow as ony wax; To hys gerdell henge þe plex [1457 Naples plax; a1500 Lamb. fax].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

plexn.²adj.

Brit.

/plɛks/, U.S.

/plɛks/

Forms: 1900s– plex, 1900s– 'plex.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: multiplex n.

Etymology: Shortened < multiplex n. (although this is apparently first attested slightly later in the relevant sense: see sense 5 at that entry).

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

= multiplex n. 5. Also as adj.

ΚΠ

1980 Washington Post 10 Aug. k5/1 Roth pioneered the notion of ‘plex’ theaters in this area, in which multiple movies are shown under one roof.

1994 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 12 Mar. 21 n Irondale is only fiction now, in the library stacks, or at the theater in a 14-screen plex where popcorn costs $3.

2001 Time 9 July 62/2 No matter what this critic may say about her next film..you can bet the plexes will be full.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† plexv.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin plex-, plectere.

Etymology: < classical Latin plex-, past participial stem of plectere to plait, interweave (see plexus n.). Compare perplex v. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pleks) /plɛks/.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

intransitive. To make or form a plexus.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Plex, to form a plexus.

Derivatives

† plexed adj. Obsolete rare formed into a plexus, plexiform.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Plexed, plaited, netted, or made plexiform.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

> see also

also refers to : -plexsuffix¹

also refers to : -plexsuffix²

n.¹c1450

n.²adj.1980

v.1890

单词	plex
释义	† plexn.¹ Forms: late Middle English plax, late Middle English plex. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin plexus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin plexus (see plexus n.). Obsolete. rare. A plait or braid of hair. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > tresses or plaits tracec1380 plight?1387 tressa1400 plexc1450 braid1530 tuck1532 buoy-rope1546 trammels1589 entrammelling1598 border1601 point1604 pleat?1606 trammelets1654 maze1657 brede1696 queue1724 pigtail?1725 tie1725 cue1731 tuck-up1749 tutulus1753 club1786 tail1799 French twist1850 Grecian plait1851 French plait1871 horse's tail1873 Gretchen braid, plait1890 shimada1910 ponytail1916 French braid1937 cane row1939 dreadlocks1960 French pleat1964 Tom Jones1964 corn row1971 dread1984 club-pigtail- c1450 (a1400) Libeaus Desconus (Calig. A.ii) (1969) 128 (MED) Hys berd was yelow as ony wax; To hys gerdell henge þe plex [1457 Naples plax; a1500 Lamb. fax]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021). plexn.²adj. Brit. /plɛks/, U.S. /plɛks/ Forms: 1900s– plex, 1900s– 'plex. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: multiplex n. Etymology: Shortened < multiplex n. (although this is apparently first attested slightly later in the relevant sense: see sense 5 at that entry). colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). = multiplex n. 5. Also as adj. ΚΠ 1980 Washington Post 10 Aug. k5/1 Roth pioneered the notion of ‘plex’ theaters in this area, in which multiple movies are shown under one roof. 1994 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 12 Mar. 21 n Irondale is only fiction now, in the library stacks, or at the theater in a 14-screen plex where popcorn costs $3. 2001 Time 9 July 62/2 No matter what this critic may say about her next film..you can bet the plexes will be full. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † plexv. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin plex-, plectere. Etymology: < classical Latin plex-, past participial stem of plectere to plait, interweave (see plexus n.). Compare perplex v. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pleks) /plɛks/. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. intransitive. To make or form a plexus. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Plex, to form a plexus. Derivatives † plexed adj. Obsolete rare formed into a plexus, plexiform.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Plexed, plaited, netted, or made plexiform. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021). > see also also refers to : -plexsuffix¹ also refers to : -plexsuffix² < n.¹c1450n.²adj.1980v.1890 see also
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† plexn.1

plexn.2adj.

† plexv.

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> see also

† plexn.¹

plexn.²adj.