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polish plait

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
pol-ish -plait
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medical condition resulting from deficient hair care in which the uncombed hair becomes irreversibly entangled, forming a matted mass, which can become malodorous and encrusted or sticky.

Offensive

Etymology

From Latin Plica polonica, Plica neuropathica.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Polish plaits (plural)

Synonyms

plica

Questions

What does polish plait mean?
A medical condition resulting from deficient hair care in which the uncombed hair becomes irreversibly entangled, forming a matted mass, which can become malodorous and encrusted or sticky.
Where does polish plait come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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