plait

Meaning

Noun

1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.

Verb

1. (transitive) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat
2. (transitive) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid

Synonyms

braid

weave

pigtail

twine

pleat

twist

fold

wreathe

queue

tress

knit

entwine

plat

crease

crochet

ply

pucker

intertwine

strand

ruffle

pleach

lap

lace

comb

twist together

tuck

spin

wattle

interlace

laths

layer

overlap

plaiting

plash

pony tail

prettify

raddle

ringlet

roll up

ruck

score

secure

sew

single

tie

trim

wind up

wrinkle

nagel wing

scotch

Translations

tresser

trenzar

flechten

vlechten

tresse

intrecciare

trenza

Zopf

trançar

treccia

natter

trenar

entrançar

trança

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pleɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: pleit

Cognate with Old French: ploit

Cognate with Old Norse: flétta

Cognate with Danish: flette

Cognate with Russian: плести́

Cognate with Old English: fleohtan

In summary

From Middle English pleit, from Anglo-Norman pleit (compare Old French ploit), from Latin plectō, which is akin to Old Norse flétta (Danish flette), Russian плести́ (plestí) and also to Old English fleohtan, which it displaced. Doublet of plight (“plait, fold”) and pleat.