Pleaching

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pleach \Pleach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pleached}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Pleaching}.] [Cf. OF. plaissier to bend, and also F. plisser
   to plait, L. plicare, plicitum, to fold, lay, or wind
   together. Cf. {Plash} to pleach.]
   To unite by interweaving, as branches of trees; to plash; to
   interlock. "The pleached bower." --Shak.
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