plait Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
    twist; braid; tress.
  2. noun any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
    pleat.
  3. verb make by braiding or interlacing
    braid; lace.
    • lace a tablecloth
  4. verb weave into plaits
    • plait hair

WordNet

Plait noun
Etymology
OE. playte, OF. pleit, L. plicatum, plicitum, p.p. of plicare to fold, akin to plectere to plait. See Ply, and cf. Plat to weave, Pleat, Plight fold.
Definitions
  1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait.
    The plaits and foldings of the drapery. Addison.
  2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
Plait transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Plaited; present participle & verbal noun Plaiting
Definitions
  1. To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.
  2. To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.

Webster 1913