"plait" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /pleɪt/, /plæt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plait.wav [Southern-England] Forms: plaits [plural]
Rhymes: -æt, -eɪt 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pleit}} Middle English pleit, {{der|en|xno|pleit}} Anglo-Norman pleit, {{cog|fro|ploit}} Old French ploit, {{der|en|la|plectō}} Latin plectō, {{cog|non|flétta}} Old Norse flétta, {{cog|da|flette}} Danish flette, {{cog|ru|плести́}} Russian плести́ (plestí), {{cog|ang|fleohtan}} Old English fleohtan, {{doublet|en|plight|pleat|id1=plait|t1=plait, fold}} Doublet of plight (“plait, fold”) and pleat Head templates: {{en-noun}} plait (plural plaits)
  1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat. Translations (flat fold): dobleg [masculine] (Catalan), taite (Finnish), vekki (Finnish), pli [masculine] (French), Falte [feminine] (German), piega [feminine] (Italian), pieghettatura [feminine] (Italian), plissettatura [feminine] (Italian), dobra [feminine] (Portuguese), prega [feminine] (Portuguese), pliu [neuter] (Romanian), fald [neuter] (Romanian), скла́дка (skládka) [feminine] (Russian), pliegue [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-plait-en-noun-PWs0fx5o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Old French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 7 6 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 68 14 9 9 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 43 3 3 3 23 12 0 3 1 9 Disambiguation of 'flat fold': 100 0
  2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat. Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-plait-en-noun-rEQllSR0 Disambiguation of Hair: 25 46 4 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: French plait, lemon plait, Polish plait Related terms: pleat

Verb [English]

IPA: /pleɪt/, /plæt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plait.wav [Southern-England] Forms: plaits [present, singular, third-person], plaiting [participle, present], plaited [participle, past], plaited [past]
Rhymes: -æt, -eɪt 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pleit}} Middle English pleit, {{der|en|xno|pleit}} Anglo-Norman pleit, {{cog|fro|ploit}} Old French ploit, {{der|en|la|plectō}} Latin plectō, {{cog|non|flétta}} Old Norse flétta, {{cog|da|flette}} Danish flette, {{cog|ru|плести́}} Russian плести́ (plestí), {{cog|ang|fleohtan}} Old English fleohtan, {{doublet|en|plight|pleat|id1=plait|t1=plait, fold}} Doublet of plight (“plait, fold”) and pleat Head templates: {{en-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 Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-plait-en-verb-SgfQeD70
  2. (transitive) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-plait-en-verb-Ha076Psq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: plait fog, plait sawdust

Verb [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-plait.wav
Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} plait
  1. post-1990 spelling of plaît (third-person singular present indicative of plaire)

Noun [Middle English]

Forms: plaits [plural]
Etymology: From Old French plait, plet. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|plait}} Old French plait, {{m|fro|plet}} plet Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} plait, {{enm-noun}} plait (plural plaits)
  1. Alternative form of ple Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ple
    Sense id: en-plait-enm-noun-O-0NLY2z Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Old French]

Forms: plait oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], plaiz [oblique, plural], plaitz [oblique, plural], plaiz [nominative, singular], plaitz [nominative, singular], plait [nominative, plural]
Etymology: From Latin placitum (“decree”). Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|la|placitum||decree}} Latin placitum (“decree”) Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} plait oblique singular, m (oblique plural plaiz or plaitz, nominative singular plaiz or plaitz, nominative plural plait)
  1. agreement
    Sense id: en-plait-fro-noun-RqgXOcbu
  2. argument; dispute
    Sense id: en-plait-fro-noun-08X6~RyL
  3. court (of law)
    Sense id: en-plait-fro-noun-e~VwMP46
  4. plea; ask; demand
    Sense id: en-plait-fro-noun-KKPqmsmb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: plai, plaid, plaist, plee, pleit, plet Related terms: plaidier

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "ple"
        }
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        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English nouns",
        "Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
        "Middle English terms derived from Old French"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of ple"
      ],
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        [
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          "ple#Middle English"
        ]
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        "alternative"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "plait"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old French lemmas",
    "Old French masculine nouns",
    "Old French nouns",
    "Old French terms derived from Latin",
    "Old French terms inherited from Latin"
  ],
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "plaid"
          },
          "expansion": "French: plaid",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: plaid"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "plait",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle English: plait",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle English: plait"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "plea"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: plea"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "plaid"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: plaid",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: plaid"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "placitum",
        "4": "",
        "5": "decree"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin placitum (“decree”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin placitum (“decree”).",
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    {
      "form": "plait oblique singular or",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plaiz",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plaitz",
      "tags": [
        "oblique",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plaiz",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plaitz",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "plait",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "plait oblique singular, m (oblique plural plaiz or plaitz, nominative singular plaiz or plaitz, nominative plural plait)",
      "name": "fro-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "plaidier"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "agreement"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "agreement",
          "agreement"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "argument; dispute"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "argument",
          "argument"
        ],
        [
          "dispute",
          "dispute"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "court (of law)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "court",
          "court"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "plea; ask; demand"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plea",
          "plea"
        ],
        [
          "ask",
          "ask"
        ],
        [
          "demand",
          "demand"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "plai"
    },
    {
      "word": "plaid"
    },
    {
      "word": "plaist"
    },
    {
      "word": "plee"
    },
    {
      "word": "pleit"
    },
    {
      "word": "plet"
    }
  ],
  "word": "plait"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Old French: 'plait oblique singular or', originally 'plait oblique singular or m'",
  "path": [
    "plait"
  ],
  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "plait",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Old French: 'plait oblique singular or', originally 'plait oblique singular or m'",
  "path": [
    "plait"
  ],
  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "plait",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1147",
  "msg": "suspicious related form tags ['masculine', 'canonical']: 'plait oblique singular or' in 'plait oblique singular, m (oblique plural plaiz or plaitz, nominative singular plaiz or plaitz, nominative plural plait)'",
  "path": [
    "plait"
  ],
  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "plait",
  "trace": ""
}

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