Dictionary
plait
Pronunciation: (plāt, plat), [key]—
n.
1. a braid, esp. of hair or straw.
2. a pleat or fold, as of cloth.
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v.t.
1. to braid, as hair or straw.
2. to make, as a mat, by braiding.
3. to pleat.
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