What does "plait" mean?

Plait: A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat. Polish plait. (Med.) Same as Plica.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.
  2. 3.To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.

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