Definition of plait

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Plait (v. t.) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope..

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Trick :: Trick (a.) A knot, braid, or plait of hair..
Plaiter :: Plaiter (n.) One who, or that which, plaits..
Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.
Panama Hat :: Panama hat () A fine plaited hat, made in Central America of the young leaves of a plant (Carludovica palmata)..
Pinch :: Pinch (v. t.) To plait.
Wimple :: Wimple (v. t.) To cause to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to cause to ripple or undulate; as, the wind wimples the surface of water..
Plaited :: Plaited (a.) Folded; doubled over; braided; figuratively, involved; intricate; artful..
Puttyroot :: Puttyroot (n.) An American orchidaceous plant (Aplectrum hyemale) which flowers in early summer. Its slender naked rootstock produces each year a solid corm, filled with exceedingly glutinous matter, which sends up later a single large oval evergreen plaited leaf. Called also Adam-and-Eve..
Sennit :: Sennit (n.) Plaited straw or palm leaves for making hats.
Tuck :: Tuck (n.) A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait..
Chip :: Chip (n.) Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets..
Gather :: Gather (v. t.) To bring closely together the parts or particles of; to contract; to compress; to bring together in folds or plaits, as a garment; also, to draw together, as a piece of cloth by a thread; to pucker; to plait; as, to gather a ruffle..
Gather :: Gather (n.) A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t. & i.) That which is ruffled; specifically, a strip of lace, cambric, or other fine cloth, plaited or gathered on one edge or in the middle, and used as a trimming; a frill..
Gauffering :: Gauffering (n.) A mode of plaiting or fluting.
Plait :: Plait (n.) A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat..
Wimple :: Wimple (v. t.) To draw down, as a veil; to lay in folds or plaits, as a veil..
Flute :: Flute (n.) A similar channel or groove made in wood or other material, esp. in plaited cloth, as in a lady's ruffle..
Ply :: Ply (v.) A fold; a plait; a turn or twist, as of a cord..
Quirt :: Quirt (n.) A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.
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