plait
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5.0
- noun
- /pleɪt/
- UK
:
trenza
- Her bright hair, pulled into a single thick plait, swung as she ran.
Examples
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She's tall and wears her hair in plaits.
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Her hair is pulled back tight in a plait; its end rests on her shoulder.
Fiction book (2000) -
A long plait of loose hair fell down her back from the nape of her neck to her waist.
Fiction book (1997) -
She has medium-length, light-brown hair in plaits and brown eyes.
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Absentmindedly, he fiddled with a section at his temple, twisting the strands into a plait as he continued to contemplate the sea.
Fiction book (1999) -
Her hair was styled in a long plait, gracefully falling over her shoulder.
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The little girl wore her hair in two bright plaits that bounced as she played.
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In her traditional costume, she adorned her hair with flowers, which complemented the plait beautifully.
Synonyms
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1.3
A hairstyle made by weaving three or more strands of hair together
22
3.0
A lock of hair braided tightly, often worn in two at the sides of the head
8
4.0
A hairstyle where hair is wrapped or braided into small sections
1
7.9
A long lock of hair often braided or hanging over the shoulder
How Interlaced
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plait: The noun plait for a braid comes from the Latin plicare 'to fold' and is the same root as the common word pleat. You can remember it by imagining hair folded over and over into one neat long 'fold', which is why a plait is a braid.