PLAIT Definition & Meaning

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plait

[ pleyt, plat ]

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noun

a braid, especially of hair or straw.
a pleat or fold, as of cloth.

verb (used with object)

to braid, as hair or straw.
to make, as a mat, by braiding.
to pleat.

plait

/ ��æ�� /

noun

a length of hair, ribbon, etc, that has been plaited
(in Britain) a loaf of bread of several twisting or intertwining parts
a rare spelling of pleat

verb

tr to intertwine (strands or strips) in a pattern

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Other �y��vlog Forms

��t��·�� verb (used with object)

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of plait¹

1350–1400; Middle English pleyt < Middle French pleit < Latin plicitum, neuter of plicitus, past participle of �� to fold; ply ²

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of plait¹

C15 pleyt, from Old French pleit, from Latin �� to fold; see ply ²

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The young millennial rocked different hairstyles and loved switching it up: a curly Afro one week, two-strand twists the next, micro plaited braids and a range of cornrow designs.

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"My mam plaits it in two plaits so it goes directly between my spine... She has always plaited my hair since so it's kind of a tradition now."

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“When I was going to school, I wanted to be Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, and I would wear a wig with two plaits and call myself Professor Longhair,” Henry told the AP.

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Bell is living up to the potential that she promised as a tall, ambitious teenager, boasting those trademark plaits and an infectious love of the game.

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Her sister had grown a little and now had plaits all down her back.

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