'Plait' definitions:
Definition of 'plait'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
Any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape [syn: pleat, plait]
verb
verb
Weave into plaits; "plait hair"
Definition of 'Plait'
From: GCIDE
- Plait \Plait\, n. [OE. playte, OF. pleit, L. plicatum, plicitum, p. p. of plicare to fold, akin to plectere to plait. See Ply, and cf. Plat to weave, Pleat, Plight fold.]
- 1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait. [1913 Webster]
- The plaits and foldings of the drapery. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat. [1913 Webster]
- Polish plait. (Med.) Same as Plica. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Plait'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'plait'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accordion pleat,
- box pleat,
- braid,
- bun,
- chignon,
- coat,
- coating,
- coil,
- collop,
- covering,
- crease,
- crimp,
- crisp,
- cue,
- cut,
- deal,
- disk,
- dog-ear,
- double,
- double over,
- enfold,
- enlace,
- entwine,
- feuille,
- film,
- flap,
- flounce,
- flute,
- foil,
- fold,
- fold over,
- frill,
- gather,
- infold,
- interfold,
- interknit,
- interlace,
- intertie,
- intertissue,
- intertwine,
- intertwist,
- interweave,
- intort,
- knife pleat,
- knit,
- knot,
- lace,
- lamella,
- lamina,
- laminated glass,
- laminated wood,
- lap,
- lap over,
- leaf,
- loom,
- loop,
- mat,
- membrane,
- net,
- noose,
- pane,
- panel,
- patina,
- peel,
- pellicle,
- pigtail,
- plank,
- plat,
- plate,
- plating,
- pleach,
- pleat,
- plicate,
- ply,
- plywood,
- queue,
- quill,
- raddle,
- rasher,
- rattail,
- ruff,
- ruffle,
- safety glass,
- scum,
- sheet,
- skin,
- slab,
- slat,
- slice,
- splice,
- table,
- tablet,
- tail,
- tissue,
- topknot,
- tuck,
- turn over,
- twill,
- twine,
- twist,
- veneer,
- wafer,
- wattle,
- weave,
- web,
- wreath,
- wreathe,
- wreathwork