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plait |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Plait \Plait\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plaited}; p. pr & vb n. {Plaiting}.] 1. To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as to plait a ruffle. 2. To interweave the strands or locks of to braid; to plat; as to plait hair; to plait rope. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Plait \Plait\, n. [OE. playte, OF pleit, L. plicatum plicitum, p. p. of plicare to fold, akin to plectere to plait. See {Ply}, and cf {Plat} to weave, {Pleat}, {Plight} fold.] 1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as a box plait. The plaits and foldings of the drapery. --Addison. 2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat. {Polish plait}. (Med.) Same as {Plica}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: plait n 1: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn: {braid}, {tress}, {twist}] 2: any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape [syn: {pleat}] v 1: make by braiding [syn: {braid}, {lace}] 2: weave into plaits; "plait hair"
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