Plait
11plait — I UK [plæt] / US [pleɪt] noun [countable] Word forms plait : singular plait plural plaits a length of hair formed by twisting three separate lengths over each other, worn especially by women and girls. The usual American word is braid Christina s …
12Plait — A plait may mean either: * A braid like knot * A pleat * Plait (gastropod), a fold in the columella of a gastropod mollusc * [http://stephenjungels.com/jungels.net/projects/plait plait] an opensource shell based playlist generator and command… …
13plait — 1. noun /pleɪt,plæt/ a) A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait. b) A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat. 2. verb /pleɪt,plæt/ …
14plait — {{11}}plait (n.) interlaced strands of hair, ribbon, etc. is from 1520s, from PLAIT (Cf. plait) (v.). {{12}}plait (v.) late 14c., to fold, gather in pleats, from O.Fr. pleir to fold, from L. plicare to fold. The noun meaning a fold, a crease is… …
15Plait — Recorded in a number of spellings including Plaid, Plait, Playe, and Plet (France), and Plaide, Pleat, Plett, Pletts, and Plott (England), this is a surname of French origins. The derivation is from the medieval word plait , which in the sense of …
16plait — [[t]plæ̱t, AM ple͟ɪt[/t]] plaits, plaiting, plaited 1) VERB If you plait three or more lengths of hair, rope, or other material together, you twist them over and under each other to make one thick length. [mainly BRIT] [V n] Joanna parted her… …
17plait — Ulana, nala, nana. Also: unana, nanala, nanana, hi i; kūpoki (a process). See mat, weft. ♦ Plaited, as helmet, ie. ♦ Check plait, maka moena. ♦ Twill plait, o eno, ho ohewahewa. ♦ Decorative plaiting, ho oheno (rare). ♦ To… …
18plait — plait1 [ pleıt, British plæt ] noun count MAINLY BRITISH a BRAID of hair plait plait 2 [ pleıt, British plæt ] verb transitive MAINLY BRITISH to BRAID hair, rope, wool, etc …
19plait — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pleit, from Anglo French pleit, plei, pli, from Vulgar Latin *plicitum, from neuter of Latin plicitus, past participle of plicare to fold more at ply Date: 14th century 1. pleat 2. a braid of material (as hair or …
20plait — verb Plait is used with these nouns as the object: ↑hair …
