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Definition of "plait" [plait]

  • A braid, especially of hair. (noun)
  • A pleat. (noun)
  • To braid. (verb-transitive)
  • To pleat. (verb-transitive)
  • To make by braiding. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "plait" in a sentence
  • "In each iteration, the plait is copied, and a transformation is applied."
  • "The stitch shown in fig. 69, known as plait or Cretan, is commonly seen on Cretan and other Eastern embroideries."
  • "Now, whoever she was with, there was always one as well, she was never alone now, not in the street, not at home; of this the plait was the sacred symbol."