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ˈplaiting, vbl. n.
[f. plait v. + -ing1.]
a. The action of the verb plait: concr. something plaited.
[1406Litt. Red Bk. Bristol (1900) II. 76 En fuller des draps come en pleityng et rekkyng.] c1440Promp. Parv. 402/2 Playtynge, plicacio. 1591Percivall Sp. Dict., Engurriamiento, pleighting, rugositas. 1681J. Chetham Angler's Vade-m. ii. §8 (1689) 11 Keep them [hairs] from entangling together, which hinders their right Pleighting. 1882Century Mag. XXV. 114 Crushing the limp plaitings of lace closer around her throat.
b. attrib. and Comb., as plaiting lace, plaiting process; also plaiting-down apparatus; plaiting-attachment, a mechanical device attached to a sewing-machine, by means of which the fabric is pleated; plaiting machine, a machine for pleating cloth or other fabrics.
1813Jane Austen Let. 16 Sept. (1932) II. 328, I bought some very nice plaiting Lace. 1875Knight Dict. Mech. 1723/1 Of the numerous plaiting and tucking devices an example may be given. 1876Rock Text. Fabr. 2 Woollen stuff..wrought by the plaiting process without a loom. 1884Knight Dict. Mech. Suppl. Plaiting Machine. Ibid., Lower the plaiting knife by adjusting the nut on screw F. 1927T. Woodhouse Artificial Silk 134 The cloth is..passed over the inclined reversible inspecting board.., between a pair of drawing rollers, and finally to the plaiting-down apparatus. |