plait (redirected from plaits)

plait  (plt, plt)

n.

1. A braid, especially of hair.

2. A pleat.

tr.v. plait·ed, plait·ing, plaits

1. To braid.

2. To pleat.

3. To make by braiding.

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[Middle English pleit, fold, braid, possibly from pleiten, to fold, braid, alteration (influenced by Old French pleit, fold) of Old French plier, pleiir, from Latin plicre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]

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plaiter n.

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plait [plæt]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) a length of hair, ribbon, etc., that has been plaited

2. (Cookery) (in Britain) a loaf of bread of several twisting or intertwining parts

3. (Clothing & Fashion) a rare spelling of pleat

vb

(tr) to intertwine (strands or strips) in a pattern

[C15 pleyt, from Old French pleit, from Latin plicāre to fold; see ply²]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plait - a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair braid, tress, twist coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) queue - a braid of hair at the back of the head pigtail - a plait of braided hair
	2.	plait - any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape pleat box pleat - a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it inverted pleat - a box pleat reversed so that the fullness is turned inward kick pleat - pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking knife pleat - a single pleat turned in one direction tuck - a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place crease, crimp, fold, plication, flexure, bend - an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
Verb	1.	plait - make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" braid, lace handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands tissue, weave - create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton; "tissue textiles"
	2.	plait - weave into plaits; "plait hair" interweave, weave - interlace by or as if by weaving

Translations

plait [plæt] (esp Brit)

A. N → trenza f
in plaits → trenzado, en trenzas
she wears her hair in plaits → lleva trenzas

B. VT → trenzar

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plait [ˈplæt] (mainly British)

n → natte f
She wears her hair in a plait → Elle porte une natte.

vt [+ hair, rope, leather] → tresser
a plaited leather belt → une ceinture de cuir tressé

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plait

n (esp Brit) → Zopf m; she wears her hair in plaits → sie trägt Zöpfe

vt → flechten

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plait [plæt]

1. n → treccia

2. vt (raffia) → intrecciare
to plait one's hair → farsi una treccia (or le trecce)

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plait [plæt]

1. n → treccia

2. vt (raffia) → intrecciare
to plait one's hair → farsi una treccia (or le trecce)

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plait

n plait [plat]

1 a length of hair arranged by dividing it into sections and passing these over one another in turn She wore her hair in a long plait. vlegsel ضَفيرَة شَعْر плитка cop fletning geflochtener Zopf πλεξούδα, κοτσίδα trenza pats موی بافته letti tresse צָמָה चुनन, चुनर pletenica copf kepang flétta treccia お下げ髪 땋아 늘인 머리 kasa bize tocang vlecht flette warkocz trança coadă коса vrkoč kita pletenica fläta (ผม) เปีย örgü, saç örgüsü 辮子 коса بالوں کي چوٹي đuôi sam 辫子

2 a similar arrangement of any material a plait of straw. vlegsel جَديلَه плитка pletenec fletning; -fletning das Geflecht πλεξούδα trenza palmik هر چیز بافته شده palmikko tresse צָמָה चुनट nabor fonat jalinan flétta traccia 編みこみ 땋아 늘인 것 pynė pīne jalinan vlecht flette splot trança împletitură плетёнка pletenec pletenica pletenica fläta รอยจีบ örgü 辮狀物 коса چوٹي کي شکل dây bện 辫状物

v

to arrange in this way She plaited three strips of leather to make a belt; She plaited her hair. vleg يُنَظِّم في ضَفائِر сплитам splétat flette flechten πλέκω trenzar patsi punuma بافتن palmikoida tresser לִקלוֹע चुनट लगाना plesti,nabirati összefon menjalin flétta intrecciare 編む 엮다, 땋다 (su)pinti []pīt menjalin vlechten flette zaplatać entrançar a împleti заплетать spliesť preplesti uplesti fläta จับจีบ örmek 把...編成辮 заплітати چوٹي بنانا tết; bện 把...编成辫

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plait → طية cop fletning Zopf πλεξούδα trenza palmikko tresse pletenica treccia おさげ 땋은 것 vlecht flette plecionka trança коса fläta รอยจีบ saç örgüsü bím tóc 辫子