Associations to the word «Plait»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
PLAIT, noun. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
PLAIT, noun. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
PLAIT, verb. (transitive) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.
PLAIT, verb. (transitive) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.
Dictionary definition
PLAIT, noun. A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair.
PLAIT, noun. Any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape.
PLAIT, verb. Make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth".
PLAIT, verb. Weave into plaits; "plait hair".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.