plait

plait
    n 1: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn:
         {braid}, {plait}, {tress}, {twist}]
    2: any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back
       upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape [syn:
       {pleat}, {plait}]
    v 1: make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" [syn:
         {braid}, {lace}, {plait}]
    2: weave into plaits; "plait hair"
    

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.
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            The plaits and foldings of the drapery. --Addison.
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   2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
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   {Polish plait}. (Med.) Same as {Plica}.
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Plait \Plait\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plaited}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Plaiting}.]
   1. To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait
      a ruffle.
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   2. To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat;
      as, to plait hair; to plait rope.
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108 Moby Thesaurus words for "plait":
      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