plait

[ pleyt, plat ]

/ pleɪt, plæt /

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noun

a braid, especially of hair or straw.

a pleat or fold, as of cloth.

verb (used with object)

to braid, as hair or straw.

to make, as a mat, by braiding.

to pleat.

Origin of plait

1350–1400; Middle English pleyt<Middle French pleit<Latin plicitum, neuter of plicitus, past participle of plicāre to fold; see ply²

OTHER WORDS FROM plait

in·ter·plait, verb (used with object)

Words nearby plait

Plainview, Plainville, plain weave, plain-wrap, plaister, plait, plaiting, plan, planar, planarian, planar process

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Example sentences from the Web for plait

A name given to a plait made with the strands of a rope, which forms part of several useful and ornamental knots.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
Her shining hair was--compressed into a plait that would have done credit to a rope-maker.
Jackanapes, Daddy Darwin's Dovecot and Other Stories|Juliana Horatio Ewing
"I don't intend to plait my hair in a queue any more," Hamish declared contemptuously.
The Story of Old Fort Loudon|Charles Egbert Craddock
With trembling fingers she took off her bonnet, and unfastened her hair from its plait.
White Lilac; or the Queen of the May|Amy Walton

I was born of poor and honest parents; and my father, who was a basket-maker by trade, taught me to plait all kinds of baskets.
The Thousand and One Days|Julia Pardoe

British Dictionary definitions for plait

plait

/ (plæt) /

noun

a length of hair, ribbon, etc, that has been plaited

(in Britain) a loaf of bread of several twisting or intertwining parts

a rare spelling of pleat

verb

(tr) to intertwine (strands or strips) in a pattern

Word Origin for plait

C15 pleyt, from Old French pleit, from Latin plicāre to fold; see ply ²

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单词	plait
释义	plait [ pleyt, plat ] / pleɪt, plæt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR plait ON THESAURUS.COM noun a braid, especially of hair or straw. a pleat or fold, as of cloth. verb (used with object) to braid, as hair or straw. to make, as a mat, by braiding. to pleat. Origin of plait 1350–1400; Middle English pleyt<Middle French pleit<Latin plicitum, neuter of plicitus, past participle of plicāre to fold; see ply² OTHER WORDS FROM plait in·ter·plait, verb (used with object) Words nearby plait Plainview, Plainville, plain weave, plain-wrap, plaister, plait, plaiting, plan, planar, planarian, planar process Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plait A name given to a plait made with the strands of a rope, which forms part of several useful and ornamental knots. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth Her shining hair was--compressed into a plait that would have done credit to a rope-maker. Jackanapes, Daddy Darwin's Dovecot and Other Stories\|Juliana Horatio Ewing "I don't intend to plait my hair in a queue any more," Hamish declared contemptuously. The Story of Old Fort Loudon\|Charles Egbert Craddock With trembling fingers she took off her bonnet, and unfastened her hair from its plait. White Lilac; or the Queen of the May\|Amy Walton I was born of poor and honest parents; and my father, who was a basket-maker by trade, taught me to plait all kinds of baskets. The Thousand and One Days\|Julia Pardoe British Dictionary definitions for plait plait / (plæt) / noun a length of hair, ribbon, etc, that has been plaited (in Britain) a loaf of bread of several twisting or intertwining parts a rare spelling of pleat verb (tr) to intertwine (strands or strips) in a pattern Word Origin for plait C15 pleyt, from Old French pleit, from Latin plicāre to fold; see ply ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to plait twine, interweave, tuck, pleat, tress, crease, fold, knit, weave, flute, pigtail, pleach, plat
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plait

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of plait

OTHER WORDS FROM plait

Words nearby plait

Example sentences from the Web for plait

British Dictionary definitions for plait

noun

verb

Word Origin for plait

Words related to plait