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plait noun /plæt/ /plæt/ (British English) (also braid especially in North American English) jump to other results   enlarge image- in plaits She wore her hair in plaits
- in a plait Her hair was tied back in a long thick plait.
- She fixed her hair into a thick plait.
Topics Appearancec2Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French pleit ‘a fold’, based on Latin plicare ‘to fold’. The word was formerly often pronounced like “plate”; since late Middle English there has been an alternative spelling plat, to which the current pronunciation corresponds.
plait verb /plæt/ /plæt/ (British English) (also braid North American English, British English) jump to other results - plait something to twist three or more long pieces of hair, rope, etc. together to make one long piece
- a basket with plaited handles
Topics Appearancec2Oxford Collocations DictionaryPlait is used with these nouns as the object: See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French pleit ‘a fold’, based on Latin plicare ‘to fold’. The word was formerly often pronounced like “plate”; since late Middle English there has been an alternative spelling plat, to which the current pronunciation corresponds.
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