\Plight\, obs.
imp. & p. p. of {Plight}, to pledge. --Chaucer.

\Plight\, obs.
imp. & p. p. of {Pluck}. --Chaucer.

\Plight\, v. t. [OE. pliten; probably through Old French,
fr. LL. plectare, L. plectere. See {Plait}, {Ply}.]
To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.[Obs.] ``To sew and
plight.''

\Plight\, n.
A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment. [Obs.] ``Many a
folded plight.''

\Plight\, n. [OE. pliht danger, engagement, AS. pliht
danger, fr. ple['o]n to risk; akin to D. plicht duty, G.
pflicht, Dan. pligt. [root]28. Cf. {Play}.]
1. That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or
   pledged; security; a gage; a pledge. ``That lord whose
   hand must take my plight.'' --Shak.
2. [Perh. the same word as plight a pledge, but at least
   influenced by OF. plite, pliste, ploit, ploi, a condition,
   state; cf. E. plight to fold, and F. pli a fold, habit,
   plier to fold, E. ply.] Condition; state; -- risk, or
   exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless
   plight. ``Your plight is pitied.'' --Shak.
         To bring our craft all in another plight --Chaucer.

\Plight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plighted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Plighting}.] [AS. plihtan to expose to danger, pliht
danger;cf. D. verplichten to oblige, engage, impose a duty,
G. verpflichten, Sw. f["o]rplikta, Dan. forpligte. See
{Plight}, n.]
1. To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some
   act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to
   property or goods. `` To do them plighte their troth.''
   --Piers Plowman.
         He plighted his right hand Unto another love, and to
         another land.                         --Spenser.
         Here my inviolable faith I plight.    --Dryden.
2. To promise; to engage; to betroth.
         Before its setting hour, divide The bridegroom from
         the plighted bride.                   --Sir W.
                                               Scott.