plait

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   chiefly British: to braid hair, cord, or another flexible material by crossing strands over one another

   She learned to plait the horse's mane before a show.

2. 2
   noun

   chiefly British: a braid made from hair or another flexible material

   She wore her hair in a single long plait.

From Middle English pleit, through Anglo-Norman and Old French forms, from Latin plectere, 'to weave or braid.' It is historically related to pleat and to an older noun plight meaning a fold or braid.

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