plet1
/plɛt/Now chiefly Scottish and Irish English (northern )
noun
A plait or braid; plaited work.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Medulla Grammatice. Probably ultimately a variant of plait, either arising from shortening of Middle English variants with long open ē, or by analogy with past tense and past participle forms of pleat.
plet2
/plɛt/(also plet′ia) Now historical
noun
A heavy whip, sometimes loaded with lead, formerly used as an instrument of punishment in Russia.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in William Coxe. From Russian plet′ scourge, whip from plesti to scourge, whip.
plet3
/plɛt/Now chiefly Scottish and Irish English (northern )
verb
[with object] To braid or intertwine (strands of hair, straw, etc.).
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Mirour of Mans Saluacioune. Either originally inferred from past tense and past participle forms of pleat, or directly from plet.