| 单词 | plait |
| 释义 | plait (once / 1787 pages) nv You might get an odd look if you ask your hairdresser to put your hair in a plait, but she’ll eventually figure out what you want: a braid. Plait, which sounds the same as plate, feels a bit like it’s from a bygone era, though the word is still in use today. A woman wearing a hairstyle with plaits might be on her way to meet Lord Something-or-Other, in the hopes of receiving a marriage proposal. Meanwhile, someone wearing a braided hairdo might be preparing for a night on the town or just a trip to the grocery store. WORD FAMILYplait: plaited, plaiter, plaiting, plaits+/plaiter: plaiters USAGE EXAMPLESYoung girls around the world dressed up like Princess Leia complete with the iconic plaited hairstyle. BBC(Dec 27, 2016) “I will plait your hair after lunch,” she said, turning to leave. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) My hair, which I had been wearing in plaits for several years, was out. The Guardian(Nov 26, 2016) 1n a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair Syn|Hypo|Hyper braid, tress, twist queue a braid of hair at the back of the head pigtaila plait of braided hair coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) 2n any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape Syn|Hypo|Hyper pleat box pleat a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it inverted pleata box pleat reversed so that the fullness is turned inward kick pleatpleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking knife pleata single pleat turned in one direction tucka narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place darta tapered tuck made in dressmaking sunburst pleat, sunray pleatknife pleat cut on the bias to produce a flared effect bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication an angular or rounded shape made by folding 3v make by braiding or interlacing Syn|Hyper braid, lace tissue, weave create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton 4v weave into plaits plait hair Hyper interweave, weave interlace by or as if by weaving |
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