plait

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /pleɪt/, /plæt/

Noun

plait (plural plaits)

1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.

   a box plait

   • 1705 (revised 1718), Joseph Addison, Remarks on Several Parts of Italy

     the plaits and foldings of the drapery

2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.

Related terms

• pleat

Translations

• French: pli
• German: Falte
• Italian: piega, pieghettatura, plissettatura
• Portuguese: dobra, prega
• Russian: скла́дка

Verb

plait (plaits, present participle plaiting; past and past participle plaited)

1. (transitive) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat

   to plait a ruffle

2. (transitive) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid

   to plait hair

   plaiting rope

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