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[ pley-ting, plat-ing ] / ˈpleɪ tɪŋ, ˈplæt ɪŋ /
nounanything that is braided or pleated. plaits collectively. Origin of plaitingFirst recorded in 1375–1425, plaiting is from the late Middle English word pleyting.See plait, -ing1 Words nearby plaitingPlainville, plain weave, plain-wrap, plaister, plait, plaiting, plan, planar, planarian, planar process, planate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plaitingWomen, it appears, were acquainted with sewing and with the plaiting of mats from grass or reeds. A History of Sanskrit Literature|Arthur A. MacDonell So, too, the boys and girls must be busied at some useful handiwork, such as plaiting straw. Oriental Women|Edward Bagby Pollard The plaiting is of varying degrees of fineness according to the character of the leaf, straw, cane, or fibre employed. History of the Fan|George Woolliscroft Rhead Tinor began to inspect her rolls of tappa, or employed her busy fingers in plaiting grass-mats.
Words related to plaitingtwine, interweave, tuck, pleat, tress, crease, fold, knit, weave, flute, pigtail, pleach, plat |