unplaitedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈplatᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈplædᵻd/ Chiefly of hair, cloth, etc.: not plaited; not gathered in folds or plaits. In early use: uncomplicated, straightforward.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > braided or plaited > not
unbroidedc1374
unpleta1500
unbroaded1592
unplaited?a1656
unbraided1821
?a1656 J. Poole Eng. Parnassus (1657) 212 Truth. Naked, unclothed, simple, undisguized, unmasked, light-loving corner-hating, unplaited, unpainted.
1659 W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida iv. i. sig. A5v Where her richest ornament (Although with art unpleited) Nature in A lovely Landshape wore.
a1719 J. Addison Dialogues Medals in Wks. (1721) I. ii. 452 Rude from her forehead fell th' unplaited hair.
1746 T. Blacklock Poems Several Occasions 62 Unpletted now his cravat hung, Undrest his chesnut hair.
1827 Archaeologia 21 254 An unstarched or unplaited pocket.
1877 E. A. De Cossons Cradle of Blue Nile II. 73 Their hair, which they wear unplaited, is short and woolly.
1920 Times 9 Feb. 17/4 A smart little orange turban made of unplaited raffia.
1996 E. Lovelace Salt viii. 157 A girl with unplaited hair peering out of the dark door of her windowless room.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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