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

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noun

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

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