Synonyms of plait

plait 1 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• braid
• lace
• stripe
• lacing
• braiding
• plat
• pigtail
• queue
• ricrac
• rickrack
• cornrow
• dreadlock

plait

2 of 2

verb

as in to braid

to form into a braid

plaited the doll's hair so it wouldn't tangle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• braid
• weave
• plat
• pleat
• interlace
• interweave

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plait

Noun

The series follows nine-year-old Pippi, a plucky girl with a pair of quirky plaits who moves to a Swedish village following the death of her parents. —Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025

One of my black dresses in silk or cotton, knee socks, Simone Rocha pearly Crocs, a cashmere jumper, and a ponytail or two plaits. —airmail.news, 28 Sep. 2024

Verb

This fall, Tom Ford proposed a louche take on evening style, using black, slim-plaited, or delicately sequined scarves whose long tassels provocatively dangle at the hips. —Tom Stubbs, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024

Among the haunting remnants, one image has stayed with me—a child's lock of hair, neatly plaited and tied with a small red ribbon, matted with mud. —Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025