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How to pronounce plait in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms pleat
Type of fold, crimp, crease, bend, plication, flexure
Has types kick pleat, knife pleat, box pleat, tuck, inverted pleat
Type Words
Synonyms braid, lace
Type of tissue, weave
Derivation plaiter
Type Words
Synonyms braid, tress, twist
Type of hair style, hairstyle, coif, coiffure, hairdo
Has types queue, pigtail
Type Words
Type of interweave, weave
Derivation plaiter


plait hair.

Examples of plait

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Prior to being diagnosed, Dequarn had long, curly hair which he wore in a plait.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The hatching, or plait depicts a roof or floor covering and means protection.
From the nzherald.co.nz
At no point does he plait his beard, pull on sandals or poke his finger in his ear.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Finally, tuck any excess hair under the original plait and secure with pins to hold.
From the style.uk.msn.com
Like the Tibetans, Pumi women plait their hair with yak tail hairs and silk threads.
From the en.wikipedia.org
If you have long hair, tuck it up inside that hat or wear it in a bun or French plait.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Swazi women traditionally plait grass to make thatch roofs for their homes.
From the voanews.com
A fundamental particle is created when three ribbons are joined in a plait.
From the economist.com
Now plait the two end cords, neatly weaving in and out of the centre cord.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
More examples
  • Braid: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
  • Braid: make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth"
  • Weave into plaits; "plait hair"
  • Pleat: any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
  • A plait is an anatomical feature which is present the shells of some snails, or gastropods. This sculpture occurs often in the shells of marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda, but it is also found in some pulmonate land snails.
  • (Plaited) A braid (also called plait) is a complex structure or pattern formed by intertwining three or more strands of flexible material such as textile fibres, wire, or human hair. ...
  • A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait; A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat; To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle; To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope
  • (Plaited) braided; generally refers to 8 strand large diameter rope in either a square or round braided construction.
  • (PLAITING) [1 Pet 3: 3] folding, doubling, braiding.