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noun

ˈplāt

as in braid

a length of something formed of three or more strands woven together she wore a plait down her back that reached her waist

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verb

as in to braid

to form into a braid plaited the doll's hair so it wouldn't tangle

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Noun

Low-tension styles are no longer just a few neat plaits. —

Donnetta Monk, Essence, 21 Nov. 2025 To complete the ensemble, braid your hair into two plaits and tie them with baby blue bows at the ends. —

Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025

Verb

Princess Charlotte, also 10, is known to plait her hair back with a braid on each side of her head, with the braids then tied with a ribbon or woven into a longer braid, also tied with a bow. —

Janine Henni, People.com, 21 July 2025 The various story strands are plaited together so neatly as to become a single braid, with an emphasis on how much these lives interlock as the shelter inmates support each other. —

Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for plait

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braid

Noun

One of the girls has braids and was wearing a black coat and red shirt, another wore a pink bonnet and black shirt, and the third wore a white shirt.

— CBS Chicago Team, CBS News, 3 June 2026
In the photo, the two are riding bikes together, with Hamilton dressed in a white jersey and baseball cap, and Kardashian in a puffy blue windbreaker, shades and a slick back braid.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026