plait

1 a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn: braid, tress, twist]

2 any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape [syn: pleat]

1 make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" [syn: braid, lace]

2 weave into plaits; "plait hair"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ple:t/ or /plæt/

  Rhymes: -æt

Noun

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

Verb

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.

A plait may mean either:

• A braid-like knot
• A pleat
• Plait (gastropod), a fold in the columella of a gastropod mollusc

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