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- [pleyt, plat]
- /pleɪt, plæt/
- /plæt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pleyt, plat]
- /pleɪt, plæt/
Definitions of plait word
- noun plait a braid, especially of hair or straw. 1
- noun plait a pleat or fold, as of cloth. 1
- verb with object plait to braid, as hair or straw. 1
- verb with object plait to make, as a mat, by braiding. 1
- verb with object plait to pleat. 1
- verb plait If you plait three or more lengths of hair, rope, or other material together, you twist them over and under each other to make one thick length. 0
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Origin of plait
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English pleyt < Middle French pleit < Latin plicitum, neuter of plicitus, past participle of plicāre to fold; see ply2
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Parts of speech for Plait
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
plait popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
plait usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for plait
noun plait
- beehive — A beehive is a structure in which bees are kept, which is designed so that the beekeeper can collect the honey that they produce.
- coiffure — A person's coiffure is their hairstyle.
- corn row — a Black, originally African, hair-style in which the hair is plaited in close parallel rows, resembling furrows in a ploughed field
- da — from; of (used in Italian and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin): Lorenzo da Ponte; Vasco da Gama.
- das — hyrax.
verb plait
- braid — Braid is a narrow piece of decorated cloth or twisted threads, which is used to decorate clothes or curtains.
- complect — to interweave or entwine
- complected — complexioned
- corkscrew — A corkscrew is a device for pulling corks out of bottles.
- corrugate — to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges
Top questions with plait
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