plash

(plas̸h)

noun

a shallow pool, or puddle

Origin: ME plasche < OE plæsc, akin to MDu & MFl plasch, pool: prob. echoic

transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun

splash

Origin: echoic

transitive verb

to bend and intertwine (branches, stems, etc.) so as to form a hedge

Origin: LME plashen < OFr plaissier < VL *plaxum, hedge, for L plexum, neut. pp. of plectere, to weave: see flax

See plash in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A light splash.
  2. The sound of a light splash.
verb plashed, plash·ing, plash·es
verb, transitive
To spatter (liquid) about; splash.
verb, intransitive
To cause a light splash.

Origin:

Origin: Possibly from Middle English plashe, pool of water

Origin: , from Old English plǽsc

.

Learn more about plash

link/cite print suggestion box