英语词汇“plait”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	plait
释义	plait I. \ˈplāt, ˈplat, usu -d.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English pleit, plait, plete, from Middle French pleit, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin plictus fold, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin plictus, alter (influenced by Latin implictus, replictus) of Latin plicatus, past participle of plicare to fold — more at ply 1. a. : a flat fold : pleat 1 b. : one of the flattened folds on the inner wall of some gastropod shells 2. a. : a braid of hair, straw, or other material < in an attractive plait round her head — Atlantic > < wick … of cotton strands of good quality woven into a thin plait — T.P.Hilditch > specifically : pigtail < used to have little bows on the ends of your plaits before you cut your hair — Dodie Smith > b. : braided fiber especially for straw hats < a roll of plait > 3. archaic : a devious twist of character or conduct : quirk < a simple heart … without plaits and folds — George Hakewill > II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English pleiten, plaiten, pleten, from pleit, plait, plete plait 1. : pleat 1 2. a. : to interweave the strands or locks of : braid, intertwine < his hair was plaited in a queue — Ethel Wilson > < flirting her white mane … to draw attention to the red ribbons it was plaited with — George Orwell > b. : to make by plaiting < plait a rug > < shoes often plaited from thongs of hemp — Herbert Harris > < weaverbirds … plaited their elaborate nests perfectly — E.A.Armstrong > 3. : to unite by or as if by interweaving < plait … interrelated events into a clean-cut chronology — Time > < swallows … plaiting together the summer air all day — Kenneth Rexroth >
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