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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

For this super laidback, windchill-ready look, Hadid wore a beanie hat over her plaits, ski goggle-like black sunglasses, and black leather gloves. —

Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2026 Low-tension styles are no longer just a few neat plaits. —

Donnetta Monk, Essence, 21 Nov. 2025

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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

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By contrast, Schoenaerts’ Krem is a look in search of a character, physically striking with his studded face and long mohawk braid but never given enough complexity to be interesting.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026
That’s pretty early to settle on a beauty uniform, yes, but as a young Black girl—and a Nigerian at that—getting braids felt like a natural part of life.

— Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 23 June 2026