plait

plait

to braid: plait the child’s hair
Not to be confused with:plate – a flat, thin object; a shallow dish; to coat with a layer of metal: plate with silver

plait

P0347200 (plāt, plăt)n.1. A braid, especially of hair.2. A pleat.tr.v. plait·ed, plait·ing, plaits 1. To braid.2. To pleat.3. To make by braiding.

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[Middle English pleit, fold, braid, possibly from pleiten, to fold, braid, alteration (influenced by Old French pleit, fold) of Old French plier, pleiir, from Latin plicāre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]

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plait′er n.

plait

(plæt) n1. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a length of hair, ribbon, etc, that has been plaited2. (Cookery) (in Britain) a loaf of bread of several twisting or intertwining parts3. (Clothing & Fashion) a rare spelling of pleatvb (tr) to intertwine (strands or strips) in a pattern[C15 pleyt, from Old French pleit, from Latin plicāre to fold; see ply²]

plait

(pleɪt, plæt)

n. 1. a braid, esp. of hair or straw. 2. a pleat or fold. v.t. 3. to braid, as hair or straw. 4. to make, as a mat, by braiding. 5. to pleat. [1350–1400; Middle English pleyt < Middle French pleit < Latin plicitum, neuter of plicitus, past participle of plicāre to fold; see ply²]

plait

Past participle: plaited
Gerund: plaiting

Imperative
plait
plait

Present
I plait
you plait
he/she/it plaits
we plait
you plait
they plait

Preterite
I plaited
you plaited
he/she/it plaited
we plaited
you plaited
they plaited

Present Continuous
I am plaiting
you are plaiting
he/she/it is plaiting
we are plaiting
you are plaiting
they are plaiting

Present Perfect
I have plaited
you have plaited
he/she/it has plaited
we have plaited
you have plaited
they have plaited

Past Continuous
I was plaiting
you were plaiting
he/she/it was plaiting
we were plaiting
you were plaiting
they were plaiting

Past Perfect
I had plaited
you had plaited
he/she/it had plaited
we had plaited
you had plaited
they had plaited

Future
I will plait
you will plait
he/she/it will plait
we will plait
you will plait
they will plait

Future Perfect
I will have plaited
you will have plaited
he/she/it will have plaited
we will have plaited
you will have plaited
they will have plaited

Future Continuous
I will be plaiting
you will be plaiting
he/she/it will be plaiting
we will be plaiting
you will be plaiting
they will be plaiting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been plaiting
you have been plaiting
he/she/it has been plaiting
we have been plaiting
you have been plaiting
they have been plaiting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been plaiting
you will have been plaiting
he/she/it will have been plaiting
we will have been plaiting
you will have been plaiting
they will have been plaiting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been plaiting
you had been plaiting
he/she/it had been plaiting
we had been plaiting
you had been plaiting
they had been plaiting

Conditional
I would plait
you would plait
he/she/it would plait
we would plait
you would plait
they would plait

Past Conditional
I would have plaited
you would have plaited
he/she/it would have plaited
we would have plaited
you would have plaited
they would have plaited

plait

braid

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plait - a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hairbraid, tress, twistcoif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)queue - a braid of hair at the back of the headpigtail - a plait of braided hair
	2.	plait - any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shapepleatbox pleat - a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of itinverted pleat - a box pleat reversed so that the fullness is turned inwardkick pleat - pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walkingknife pleat - a single pleat turned in one directiontuck - a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in placecrease, crimp, fold, plication, flexure, bend - an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
Verb	1.	plait - make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth"braid, lacehandicraft - a craft that requires skillful handstissue, weave - create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles"
	2.	plait - weave into plaits; "plait hair"interweave, weave - interlace by or as if by weaving

Translations

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plait

(plat) noun1. a length of hair arranged by dividing it into sections and passing these over one another in turn. She wore her hair in a long plait. 辮子 辫子2. a similar arrangement of any material. a plait of straw. 辮狀物 辫状物 verb to arrange in this way. She plaited three strips of leather to make a belt; She plaited her hair. 把...編成辮 把...编成辫

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