straw-plait
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straw-plait — strawˈ plait noun Plaited straw for hats • • • Main Entry: ↑straw … Useful english dictionary
straw plait — noun : braided straw (as for making hats) … Useful english dictionary
Straw plaiting — is a method of manufacturing textiles by braiding straw and the industry that surrounds the craft of producing these straw manufactures. Straw is plaited to produce products including hats and ornaments, and the process is undertaken in a number… … Wikipedia
Straw — is an agricultural by product, the dry of a cereal plant, after the grain or seed has been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat. In times gone by, it was regarded as a useful by … Wikipedia
Plait — Plait, n. [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.] 1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plait — 1. noun /pleɪt,plæt/ a) A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait. b) A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat. 2. verb /pleɪt,plæt/ … Wiktionary
plait — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pleit, from Anglo French pleit, plei, pli, from Vulgar Latin *plicitum, from neuter of Latin plicitus, past participle of plicare to fold more at ply Date: 14th century 1. pleat 2. a braid of material (as hair or … New Collegiate Dictionary
plait — /playt, plat/, n. 1. a braid, esp. of hair or straw. 2. a pleat or fold, as of cloth. v.t. 3. to braid, as hair or straw. 4. to make, as a mat, by braiding. 5. to pleat. [1350 1400; ME pleyt < MF pleit < L plicitum, neut. of plicitus, ptp. of… … Universalium
plait — [[t]pleɪt, plæt[/t]] n. 1) clo a braid, esp. of hair or straw 2) clo a pleat or fold 3) clo to braid, as hair or straw 4) clo to make, as a mat, by braiding 5) clo to pleat • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME pleyt < MF pleit < L plicitum, neut. of… … From formal English to slang
plait — n. & v. n. 1 a length of hair, straw, etc., in three or more interlaced strands. 2 = PLEAT. v.tr. form (hair etc.) into a plait. Etymology: ME f. OF pleit fold ult. f. L plicare fold … Useful english dictionary
plait — /plæt / (say plat) noun 1. a braid, as of hair or straw. 2. a pleat or fold, as of cloth. –verb (t) 3. to braid (hair, etc.). 4. to make (a mat, etc.) by braiding. 5. to pleat (cloth, etc.). Also, Rare, plat. {Middle English pleyt, from Old… …
