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Word: plait (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
  • A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait.

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Verb:

  • transitive To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.
  • transitive To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.

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