Plash Definition

plăsh

plashes

noun

plashes

A light splash.

American Heritage

A shallow pool, or puddle.

Webster's New World

The sound of a light splash.

American Heritage

The branch of a tree partly cut or bent, and bound to, or intertwined with, other branches.

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verb

Webster's New World

To spatter (liquid) about; splash.

American Heritage

To cause a light splash.

American Heritage

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

Webster's New World

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Origin of Plash

Possibly from Middle English plashe (“puddle"), from Old English plæsc. Compare the German platschen.

From Wiktionary
Possibly from Middle English plashe pool of water from Old English plæsc

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Old French plaissier, plessier (“to bend"). Compare pleach.

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