plait
[ pleyt, plat ]
/ pleɪt, plæt /
noun
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
a pleat or fold, as of cloth.
verb (used with object)
to braid, as hair or straw.
to make, as a mat, by braiding.
to pleat.
Origin of plait
1350–1400; Middle English
pleyt < Middle French
pleit < Latin
plicitum, neuter of
plicitus, past participle of
plicāre to fold; see
ply2
OTHER WORDS FROM plait
in·ter·plait, verb (used with object)Words nearby plait
plaintiff,
plaintive,
plainview,
plainville,
plaister,
plait,
plaiting,
plan,
plan b,
plan on,
plan position indicator
Example sentences from the Web for plait
British Dictionary definitions for plait
plait
/ (plæt) /
noun
a length of hair, ribbon, etc, that has been plaited
(in Britain) a loaf of bread of several twisting or intertwining parts
a rare spelling of pleat
verb
(tr)
to intertwine (strands or strips) in a pattern
Word Origin for plait
C15
pleyt, from Old French
pleit, from Latin
plicāre to fold; see
ply ²