plait : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: plait	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
plait n a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn: braid, plait, tress, twist] any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape Synonym(s): pleat, plait v make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" [syn: braid, lace, plait] weave into plaits; "plait hair"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plait \Plait\, n. [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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plait \Plait\, v. 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.