"plait" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pleɪt/, /plæt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plait.wav 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. Categories (topical): Hair 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 Disambiguation of Hair: 38 34 4 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 5 6 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 8 12 12 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 34 2 4 3 25 18 1 2 1 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 22 2 2 2 34 31 1 1 1 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 1 2 2 31 29 1 1 1 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 69 11 11 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 71 8 11 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 69 11 11 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 62 9 15 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 11 11 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 71 8 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 70 10 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 69 11 11 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 71 8 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 71 7 11 11 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: 38 34 4 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: French plait, lemon plait, Polish plait Related terms: pleat

Verb

IPA: /pleɪt/, /plæt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plait.wav 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 Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-plait-en-verb-Ha076Psq Disambiguation of Hair: 38 34 4 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: plait fog, plait sawdust

Inflected forms

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          "text": "the plaits and foldings of the drapery",
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      "ipa": "/plæt/"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "flat fold",
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      "word": "dobleg"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "flat fold",
      "word": "taite"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "flat fold",
      "word": "vekki"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "flat fold",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pli"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "flat fold",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Falte"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "flat fold",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "piega"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "flat fold",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "pieghettatura"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "flat fold",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "plissettatura"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "flat fold",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "dobra"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "flat fold",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "prega"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "flat fold",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pliu"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "flat fold",
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      "word": "fald"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "skládka",
      "sense": "flat fold",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "скла́дка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "flat fold",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pliegue"
    }
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  "word": "plait"
}

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      "word": "plait fog"
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      "word": "plait sawdust"
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        {
          "text": "to plait a ruffle",
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        "To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat"
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        "(transitive) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat"
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          "text": "plaiting rope",
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          "ref": "1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars:",
          "text": "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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        }
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        "To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid"
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        "(transitive) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid"
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      "ipa": "/plæt/"
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      "homophone": "plate"
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