plait en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pleɪt/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /plæt/
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.
Meanings
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A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
the plaits and foldings of the drapery
1705, J[oseph] Addison, Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. in the Years 1701, 1702, 1703, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:a box plait
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A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
Only the hair as it arched so beautifully from her temples was mixed with silver, and the two simple plaits that lay on her shoulders were filigree of silver and brown.
1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plaits | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Polish plait · plaitless · plaitwork · box plait · lemon plait · French plait
Relateds
Translations (16)
de Falte (flat fold) · pt prega (flat fold) · it piega (flat fold) · fi vekki (flat fold) · it plissettatura (flat fold) · ru скла́дка (flat fold) · fr pli (flat fold) · pl warkocz (flat fold) · ro pliu (flat fold) · ro fald (flat fold) · sq palë (flat fold) · fi taite (flat fold) · es pliegue (flat fold) · it pieghettatura (flat fold) · pt dobra (flat fold) · ca dobleg (flat fold)