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- [pleech]
- /plitʃ/
- /pliːtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pleech]
- /plitʃ/
Definitions of pleach word
- verb with object pleach to interweave (branches, vines, etc.), as for a hedge or arbor. 1
- verb with object pleach to make or renew (a hedge, arbor, etc.) by such interweaving. 1
- verb with object pleach to braid (hair). 1
- verb pleach to interlace the stems or boughs of (a tree or hedge) 0
- verb transitive pleach to plait 0
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Origin of pleach
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English plechen, variant of plashen to plash2
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Parts of speech for Pleach
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pleach popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
pleach usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pleach
verb pleach
- flute — a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
- fluted — fine, clear, and mellow; flutelike: fluted notes.
- fluting — a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
- interweave — to weave together, as threads, strands, branches, or roots.
- enlace — Entwine or entangle.
Top questions with pleach
- how to pleach trees?
- how to pleach a tree?
- how to pleach hornbeam?
- how to pleach?
- how to pleach lime trees?
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