English Explanatory Dictionary

plait

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
  2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
verb
  1. To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat
  2. To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid

Pronunciation

/pleɪt/ /plæt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plait.wav

Word forms

plait plaits plaiting plaited

Etymology

From Middle English pleit, from Anglo-Norman pleit (compare Old French ploit), from Latin plectō, which is akin to Old Norse flétta (Danish flette), Russian плести́ (plestí) and also to Old English fleohtan, which it displaced. Doublet of plight (“plait, fold”) and pleat.

Related words

pleat

Derived words

box plait French plait lemon plait plaitless plaitwork Polish plait interplait plaiter plait fog plait sawdust replait unplait
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