pleit(st)er

  • 1Pleit — Pleit, kleines Fahrzeug mit einem Schmakensegel; in Holland üblich …

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  • 2pleit — pleit, e obs. ff. plait, plate n., plead …

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  • 3plate·ful — /ˈpleıtˌfʊl/ noun, pl fuls [count] : the amount of food that fills a plate two platefuls of salad …

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  • 4pleat — [14] Pleat, plait, and plight ‘predicament’ are essentially the same word, but have become differentiated over the centuries. All three go back to Vulgar Latin *plicitum or *plictum ‘fold’, a noun use of the past participle of Latin plicāre… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 5pleat — [14] Pleat, plait, and plight ‘predicament’ are essentially the same word, but have become differentiated over the centuries. All three go back to Vulgar Latin *plicitum or *plictum ‘fold’, a noun use of the past participle of Latin plicāre… …

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  • 6plait — 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 …

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  • 72006–2007 Dutch cabinet formation — Following the 2006 Dutch general election, held on November 22, a process of cabinet formation started, involving negotiations about which coalition partners to form a common programme of policy and to divide the posts in cabinet. On February 22 …

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  • 8plait — plait1 [plæt US pleıt, plæt] v [T] BrE to twist three long pieces of hair or rope over and under each other to make one long piece American Equivalent: braid ▪ She plaited her hair hurriedly. ▪ a plaited leather belt plait 2 plait2 n [Date: 1400… …

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  • 9plait — 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 …

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  • 10plate — plate1 [ pleıt ] noun *** ▸ 1 flat round dish ▸ 2 metal/bone/etc. cover ▸ 3 for showing information ▸ 4 thin silver/gold layer ▸ 5 (for printing) in book ▸ 6 for teeth ▸ 7 part of Earth s surface ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a flat round dish that you… …

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