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plait

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) plait (noun)
  2. 2) plait (verb)
  3. Polish plait (noun)
  4. straw plait (noun)
  5. répondez s'il vous plaît (foreign term)
  6. s'il vous plaît (foreign term)

1plait

noun \ˈplāt, ˈplat\

Definition of PLAIT

1
: pleat
2
: a braid of material (as hair or straw); specifically : pigtail
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Examples of PLAIT

  1. She wore her hair in plaits.
  2. <she wore a plait down her back that reached her waist>

Origin of PLAIT

Middle English pleit, from Anglo-French pleit, plei, pli, from Vulgar Latin *plicitum, from neuter of Latin plicitus, past participle of plicare to fold — more at ply
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to PLAIT

Other Fashion Terms

bodkin, chignon, cowlick, eau de toilette, imperial, pocket, pomander, tonsorial

Rhymes with PLAIT

bat, batt, blat, brat, cat, Cat, chat, chert, drat, fat, flat, frat, gat, gnat, hat, mat, Matt, matte, pat, phat, plat, Pratt, rat, sat, scat, scatt, skat, slat, spat, splat, sprat, stat, tat, that, vat

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