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pleach Definition

pleach (plēc̸h)

transitive verb

Old Poet. to plait

Etymology: ME plechen < NormFr plechier, for OFr plessier, plaissier, to weave: see plash

pleach Usage Examples

Object

  • tree: Some shared communal areas are exceptional, p articularly one shared garden with imported pleached pear trees.
  • lime: A walk of pleached limes enclose the whole, from which visitors look down on the wonderful garden tapestry that lies below.
  • hedge: It was a pretty patchwork of small fields bordered by pleached hedges and dotted with copses and picturesque villages.