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单词 plait
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
plait /pleɪt, plæt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Clothinga knot formed by twisting three or more lengths of rope, hair, etc., together;
    a braid.

v. [~ + object]
  1. Clothingto form a plait;
    to braid:spending hours plaiting their long hair.
  2. Clothingto make (something), as a mat, by this method.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
plait  (plāt, plat),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothinga braid, esp. of hair or straw.
  2. Clothinga pleat or fold, as of cloth.

v.t. 
  1. Clothingto braid, as hair or straw.
  2. Clothingto make, as a mat, by braiding.
  3. Clothingto pleat.
  • Latin plicitum, neuter of plicitus, past participle of plicāre to fold; see ply2
  • Middle French pleit
  • Middle English pleyt 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
plait /plæt/ n
  1. a length of hair, ribbon, etc, that has been plaited
  2. a rare spelling of pleat
 vb
  1. (transitive) to intertwine (strands or strips) in a pattern
Etymology: 15th Century pleyt, from Old French pleit, from Latin plicāre to fold; see ply²
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