plait
plait is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat. Polish plait. (Med.) Same as Plica.
- 2.To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.
- 3.To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Related terms (Roget's 1911)
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- counter
- crankle
- crease
- crimple
- crinkle
- crumple
- curl
- custom
- deal
- demi
- dispense
- disposal
- dispose
- double
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- down
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- ear
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- feet
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Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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