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Webster 1913 Edition


Plait

Plait

,
Noun.
[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

,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Plait

PLAIT

,
Noun.
[Gr. to twist.]
1.
A fold; a doubling; as of cloth.
It is very difficult to trace out the figure of a vest through all the plaits and folding of the drapery.
2.
A braid of hair; a tress.

PLAIT

,
Verb.
T.
To fold; to double in narrow streaks; as, to plait a gown or a sleeve.
1.
To braid; to interweave strands; as, to plait the hair.
2.
To entangle; to involve.

Definition 2024


plait

plait

See also: plaît

English

Noun

plait (plural plaits)

  1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
    a box plait
    • Addison
      the plaits and foldings of the drapery
  2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.

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Verb

plait (third-person singular simple present plaits, present participle plaiting, simple past and past participle plaited)

  1. (transitive) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.
  2. (transitive) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.
    • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
      Her abundant hair, of a dark and glossy brown, was neatly plaited and coiled above an ivory column that rose straight from a pair of gently sloping shoulders, clearly outlined beneath the light muslin frock that covered them.

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French

Verb

plait

  1. Alternative form of plaît (third-person singular present indicative of plaire)

Usage notes

  • This spelling was a product of the 1990 French spelling reforms.

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Middle English

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Etymology

From Old French plait, plet.

Noun

plait (plural plaits)

  1. an argument or debate

Old French

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Noun

plait m (oblique plural plaiz or plaitz, nominative singular plaiz or plaitz, nominative plural plait)

  1. agreement
  2. argument; dispute
  3. court (of law)
  4. plea; ask; demand

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