Meaning of PLAIT
| Pronunciation: | | pleyt
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- [n] any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
- [n] a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
- [v] weave into plaits; "plait hair"
- [v] make by braiding
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| | Synonyms: | | braid, braid, lace, pleat, tress, twist |
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| | See Also: | | bend, box pleat, coiffure, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, hair style, hairdo, interweave, inverted pleat, kick pleat, knife pleat, pigtail, plication, queue, tissue, tuck, weave, weave | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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}.
\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.
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| | Related Terms: | | accordion pleat, box pleat, braid, bun, chignon, coat, coating, coil, collop, covering, crease, crimp, crisp, cue, cut, deal, disk, dog-ear, double, double over, enfold, enlace, entwine, feuille, film, flap, flounce, flute, foil, fold, fold over, frill, gather, infold, interfold, interknit, interlace, intertie, intertissue, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, intort, knife pleat, knit, knot, lace, lamella, lamina, laminated glass, laminated wood, lap, lap over, leaf, loom, loop, mat, membrane, net, noose, pane, panel, patina, peel, pellicle, pigtail, plank, plat, plate, plating, pleach, pleat, plicate, ply, plywood, queue, quill, raddle, rasher, rattail, ruff, ruffle, safety glass, scum, sheet, skin, slab, slat, slice, splice, table, tablet, tail, tissue, topknot, tuck, turn over, twill, twine, twist, veneer, wafer, wattle, weave, web, wreath, wreathe, wreathwork |
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