Plait definition

plāt, plăt
plaited plaiting plaits
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The definition of a plait is a braid.

An example of a plait is a sectioned and twisted piece of hair.

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A braid of hair, ribbon, etc.
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To braid or interweave.
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To make by braiding.
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Plait is defined as to weave or braid.

An example of plait is weaving in hair extensions.

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To make by braiding.
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A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.

A box plait.

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A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
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To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.
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To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.
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A braid, especially of hair.
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A pleat.
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To braid.
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To pleat.
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Noun

Singular:
plait
Plural:
plaits

Origin of plait

  • Middle English pleit fold, braid possibly from pleiten to fold, braid alteration (influenced by Old French pleit fold) of Old French plier, pleiir from Latin plicāre to fold plek- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French pleit, from Latin plecto, which is akin to Old Norse flétta (Danish flette) and to Russian сплетать (spletatʹ).

    From Wiktionary

Plait Sentence Examples

  • The exports are copra, fungus and straw hats, which the women plait very cleverly.

  • A plait of braids encircling the crown looks exquisite when the rest of the hair is worn down and loose.

  • Flat twists have the look of braids, but you do not have to divide the hair and plait.

  • Spotted and discoloured straws are dyed either in pipe or in plait.

  • Failing that, Diet Coke (' Un Coca Lite, s'il vous plait ' ).

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