plait

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

plait, n. [OE. playte, OF. pleit, L. plicatum, plicitum, p. p. of plicare to fold, akin to plectere to plait. See Ply, and cf. Plat to weave, Pleat, Plight fold.].

•  A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait.  [1913 Webster]

  "The plaits and foldings of the drapery."  [1913 Webster]
•  A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.  [1913 Webster]

Polish plait. (Med.) Same as Plica.

plait, v. t. 

•  To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.  [1913 Webster]
•  To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

plait, n. & v.
--n.
1 a length of hair, straw, etc., in three or more interlaced strands.
2 = PLEAT.
--v.tr. form (hair etc.) into a plait.

Etymology

ME f. OF pleit fold ult. f. L plicare fold

THESAURUS

plait

accordion pleat, box pleat, braid, bun, chignon, coat, coating, coil, collop, covering, crease, crimp, crisp, cue, cut, deal, disk, dog-ear, double, double over, enfold, enlace, entwine, feuille, film, flap, flounce, flute, foil, fold, fold over, frill, gather, infold, interfold, interknit, interlace, intertie, intertissue, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, intort, knife pleat, knit, knot, lace, lamella, lamina, laminated glass, laminated wood, lap, lap over, leaf, loom, loop, mat, membrane, net, noose, pane, panel, patina, peel, pellicle, pigtail, plank, plat, plate, plating, pleach, pleat, plicate, ply, plywood, queue, quill, raddle, rasher, rattail, ruff, ruffle, safety glass, scum, sheet, skin, slab, slat, slice, splice, table, tablet, tail, tissue, topknot, tuck, turn over, twill, twine, twist, veneer, wafer, wattle, weave, web, wreath, wreathe, wreathwork

ROGET THESAURUS

plait

Crossing

N crossing, intersection, interdigitation, decussation, transversion, convolution, level crossing, reticulation, network, inosculation, anastomosis, intertexture, mortise, net, plexus, web, mesh, twill, skein, sleeve, felt, lace, wicker, mat, matting, plait, trellis, wattle, lattice, grating, grille, gridiron, tracery, fretwork, filigree, reticle, tissue, netting, mokes, rivulation, cross, chain, wreath, braid, cat's cradle, knot, entangle, cloth, linen, muslin, cambric, crossing, crossed, matted, v, transverse, cross, cruciform, crucial, retiform, reticular, reticulated, areolar, cancellated, grated, barred, streaked, textile, crossbarred, cruciate, palmiped, secant, web-footed, cross, thwart, athwart, transversely, at grade, crosswise.

VB cross, decussate, intersect, interlace, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, interdigitate, interlink, twine, entwine, weave, inweave, twist, wreathe, anastomose, inosculate, dovetail, splice, link, lace, tat, mat, plait, plat, braid, felt, twill, tangle, entangle, ravel, net, knot, dishevel, raddle.

Fold

N fold, plicature, plait, pleat, ply, crease, tuck, gather, flexion, flexure, joint, elbow, double, doubling, duplicature, gather, wrinkle, rimple, crinkle, crankle, crumple, rumple, rivel, ruck, ruffle, dog's ear, corrugation, frounce, flounce, lapel, pucker, crow's feet, plication, folded, fluted, pleated.

VB fold, double, plicate, plait, crease, wrinkle, crinkle, crankle, curl, cockle up, cocker, rimple, rumple, flute, frizzle, frounce, rivel, twill, corrugate, ruffle, crimple, crumple, pucker, turn down, double down, down under, tuck, ruck, hem, gather.