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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

plaît

plaît

See also: plait

French

Alternative forms

  • plait (since the 1990 spelling reform)

Verb

plaît

  1. third-person singular present indicative of plaire

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