plaiting

[ pley-ting, plat-ing ]

/ ˈpleɪ tɪŋ, ˈplæt ɪŋ /

noun

anything that is braided or pleated.

plaits collectively.

Origin of plaiting

First recorded in 1375–1425, plaiting is from the late Middle English word pleyting.See plait, -ing¹

Words nearby plaiting

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

Example sentences from the Web for plaiting

Women, it appears, were acquainted with sewing and with the plaiting of mats from grass or reeds.
A History of Sanskrit Literature|Arthur A. MacDonell
So, too, the boys and girls must be busied at some useful handiwork, such as plaiting straw.
Oriental Women|Edward Bagby Pollard
The plaiting is of varying degrees of fineness according to the character of the leaf, straw, cane, or fibre employed.
History of the Fan|George Woolliscroft Rhead
Tinor began to inspect her rolls of tappa, or employed her busy fingers in plaiting grass-mats.
Typee|Herman Melville

The object of the cave is to keep the work moist, as the plaiting cannot be well done, if the palm dries out.
In Indian Mexico (1908)|Frederick Starr

单词	plaiting
释义	plaiting [ pley-ting, plat-ing ] / ˈpleɪ tɪŋ, ˈplæt ɪŋ / noun anything that is braided or pleated. plaits collectively. Origin of plaiting First recorded in 1375–1425, plaiting is from the late Middle English word pleyting.See plait, -ing¹ Words nearby plaiting Plainville, plain weave, plain-wrap, plaister, plait, plaiting, plan, planar, planarian, planar process, planate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plaiting Women, it appears, were acquainted with sewing and with the plaiting of mats from grass or reeds. A History of Sanskrit Literature\|Arthur A. MacDonell So, too, the boys and girls must be busied at some useful handiwork, such as plaiting straw. Oriental Women\|Edward Bagby Pollard The plaiting is of varying degrees of fineness according to the character of the leaf, straw, cane, or fibre employed. History of the Fan\|George Woolliscroft Rhead Tinor began to inspect her rolls of tappa, or employed her busy fingers in plaiting grass-mats. Typee\|Herman Melville The object of the cave is to keep the work moist, as the plaiting cannot be well done, if the palm dries out. In Indian Mexico (1908)\|Frederick Starr Words related to plaiting twine, interweave, tuck, pleat, tress, crease, fold, knit, weave, flute, pigtail, pleach, plat
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plaiting

noun

Origin of plaiting

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Example sentences from the Web for plaiting

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