How do you pronounce plait?

The recorded pronunciation is /pleɪt/.

Where does plait come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

plait

/pleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: plait
IPA: /pleɪt/

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Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

verb

To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat

Transitive verb

verb

To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"a box plait"
"the plaits and foldings of the drapery"
"Only the hair as it arched so beautifully from her temples was mixed with silver, and the two simple plaits that lay on her shoulders were filigree of silver and brown."
"to plait a ruffle"
"to plait hair"
"plaiting rope"

Etymology

From Middle English pleit, from Anglo-Norman pleit (compare Old French ploit), from Latin plectō, which is akin to Old Norse flétta (Danish flette), Russian плести́ (plestí) and also to Old English fleohtan, which it displaced. Doublet of plight (“plait, fold”) and pleat.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: pleit, plectō

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

plaits (plural) plaits (present, singular) plaiting (participle, present) plaited (participle, past) plaited (past)

Derived Forms

plaitless plaitwork interplait plaiter replait unplait

Phrases

box plait French plait lemon plait Polish plait plait fog plait sawdust

Frequently Paired Words

pleat

Synonyms

pleat braid tress twist lace

Homonyms

plate plat

Rhymes With

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