Definizione monolingua

plait

plait (third-person singular simple present plaits, present participle plaiting, simple past and past participle plaited)

1. (transitive) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.
2. (transitive) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.
   • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,

     Her abundant hair, of a dark and glossy brown, was neatly plaited and coiled above an ivory column that rose straight from a pair of gently sloping shoulders, clearly outlined beneath the light muslin frock that covered them.

plait (plural plaits)

1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait.
2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.

Definizione dizionario plait

intrecciare

piega

treccia

Altri significati:

(transitive) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.

flat fold

braid

plait(s)

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

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

to interweave

(transitive) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.