(plait hair)
11hair — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. mane (see hair); filament;bit, inch (see narrowness, nearness). II Body covering filament Nouns 1. hair; head of hair, mop, mane, crop of hair, thatch, shock; gray, silver or white hair (see… …
12plait — plait1 [ pleıt, British plæt ] noun count MAINLY BRITISH a BRAID of hair plait plait 2 [ pleıt, British plæt ] verb transitive MAINLY BRITISH to BRAID hair, rope, wool, etc …
13plait — {{11}}plait (n.) interlaced strands of hair, ribbon, etc. is from 1520s, from PLAIT (Cf. plait) (v.). {{12}}plait (v.) late 14c., to fold, gather in pleats, from O.Fr. pleir to fold, from L. plicare to fold. The noun meaning a fold, a crease is… …
14plait — [plæt] , American [pleɪt] noun [C] I a length of hair that is formed by twisting three separate lengths over each other II verb [T] plait [plæt]; American [pleɪt] to twist three lengths of hair or rope over and under each other in order to make… …
15plait — 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 …
16hair style — noun the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman s hair) • Syn: ↑hairdo, ↑hairstyle, ↑coiffure, ↑coif • Derivationally related forms: ↑coif (for: ↑coiffure), ↑ …
17plait — 1 verb (T) BrE to twist 3 long pieces of hair, rope etc over and under each other to make one long piece; braid 2 AmE: a plaited leather belt | She plaited her hair hurriedly. 2 noun (C) BrE a length of something, especially hair, made by… …
18plait — 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 …
19plait — verb Plait is used with these nouns as the object: ↑hair …
20plait — [plat] noun Brit. 1》 a single length of hair, rope, or other material made up of three or more interlaced strands. 2》 archaic term for pleat. verb form into a plait or plaits. Origin ME: from OFr. pleit a fold , based on L. plicare to fold …
