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Plait
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Plait has 2 senses
- plait(n = noun.body) braid, tress, twist - a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair; Array is a kind of coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle
- plait(n = noun.artifact) pleat - any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape; Array has particulars: box pleat, inverted pleat, kick pleat, knife pleat, tuck
has particulars: queue, pigtail
Derived form verb plait2
is a kind of bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication
Derived form verb plait1
Verb Plait has 2 senses
- plait(v = verb.creation) braid, lace - make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" is one way to tissue, weave
- plait(v = verb.contact) Array - weave into plaits; "plait hair" is one way to interweave, weave
Derived forms noun plait2, noun plaiter1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun plait1, noun plaiter1
Sample sentence:
They Plait their hair
CIDE DICTIONARY
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.].
- A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait. [1913 Webster]"The plaits and foldings of the drapery." [1913 Webster]
- A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat. [1913 Webster]
Plait, v. t.
- To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle. [1913 Webster]
- To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Plait, n. & v.
--n.
1 a length of hair, straw, etc., in three or more interlaced strands.
2 = PLEAT.
--v.tr. form (hair etc.) into a plait.
--n.
1 a length of hair, straw, etc., in three or more interlaced strands.
2 = PLEAT.
--v.tr. form (hair etc.) into a plait.
Etymology
ME f. OF pleit fold ult. f. L plicare fold
THESAURUS
Plait
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, wreathworkROGET THESAURUS
Plait
Crossing
N crossing, intersection, interdigitation, decussation, transversion, convolution, level crossing, reticulation, network, inosculation, anastomosis, intertexture, mortise, net, plexus, web, mesh, twill, skein, sleeve, felt, lace, wicker, mat, matting, plait, trellis, wattle, lattice, grating, grille, gridiron, tracery, fretwork, filigree, reticle, tissue, netting, mokes, rivulation, cross, chain, wreath, braid, cat's cradle, knot, entangle, cloth, linen, muslin, cambric, crossing, crossed, matted, v, transverse, cross, cruciform, crucial, retiform, reticular, reticulated, areolar, cancellated, grated, barred, streaked, textile, crossbarred, cruciate, palmiped, secant, web-footed, cross, thwart, athwart, transversely, at grade, crosswise.VB cross, decussate, intersect, interlace, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, interdigitate, interlink, twine, entwine, weave, inweave, twist, wreathe, anastomose, inosculate, dovetail, splice, link, lace, tat, mat, plait, plat, braid, felt, twill, tangle, entangle, ravel, net, knot, dishevel, raddle.
Fold
N fold, plicature, plait, pleat, ply, crease, tuck, gather, flexion, flexure, joint, elbow, double, doubling, duplicature, gather, wrinkle, rimple, crinkle, crankle, crumple, rumple, rivel, ruck, ruffle, dog's ear, corrugation, frounce, flounce, lapel, pucker, crow's feet, plication, folded, fluted, pleated.VB fold, double, plicate, plait, crease, wrinkle, crinkle, crankle, curl, cockle up, cocker, rimple, rumple, flute, frizzle, frounce, rivel, twill, corrugate, ruffle, crimple, crumple, pucker, turn down, double down, down under, tuck, ruck, hem, gather.
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