- French plait
- noun Brit. a woman's hairstyle in which all the hair is gathered tightly and pulled back from the forehead into one large plait down the back of the head.
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French plait — ˌFrench ˈplait [French plait] (BrE) (NAmE ˌFrench ˈbraid) noun a ↑hairstyle for women in which all the hair is … Useful english dictionary
French plait — n a hairstyle in which the hair is put into a ↑plait that starts from the top of the head at the back … Dictionary of contemporary English
French braid — Dutch braid (Inverted French Braid) A step by step creation of a basic braid using three strings … Wikipedia
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plait — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a single length of hair, rope, or other material made up of three or more interlaced strands. ► VERB ▪ form into a plait or plaits. ORIGIN Old French pleit a fold , from Latin plicare to fold … English terms dictionary
French conjugation — This article is part of the series on: French language Langues d oïl Dialects Creoles Francophonie History Oaths of Strasbourg Ordinance of Villers Cotterêts Anglo Norman Grammar … Wikipedia
Plait — Recorded in a number of spellings including Plaid, Plait, Playe, and Plet (France), and Plaide, Pleat, Plett, Pletts, and Plott (England), this is a surname of French origins. The derivation is from the medieval word plait , which in the sense of … Surnames reference
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 — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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… …
