to plait

Examples

• All

• The grandmother plaited her granddaughter's hair, and then she said, "Get your lunch."

  Fiction book (2002)

• Maggie wiggled and squirmed while her mother plaited her long dark hair.

  Fiction book (2000)

• OK, now with the hair you've got left plait it on both sides, just a normal plait.

  Zoella

• One is to plait the hair into several long strands and tie the ends together into a cone.

  Academic text (1991)

• Delilah came to brush her hair and plait the braids that hung down her back.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Her black hair was plaited with silver and turquoise beads.

  Fiction book (1990)

• On the beach, ADA sits looking out to sea while FLORA plaits her hair in one thick braid behind her back.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Maggie wiggled and squirmed while her mother plaited her long dark hair.

• Hannah wore no makeup, and her hair was plaited into a single French braid.

• Delilah came to brush her hair and plait the braids that hung down her back.

Synonyms

W

to weave

vsto plait

62 3.5

To make cloth by crossing threads or to join things into a single piece

is the narrower action of interlacing individual strands into one cord

B

to braid

vsto plait

33 2.0

To weave three or more strands of material together

is used for interlacing a wider range of materials as well

L

to lace

vsto plait

12 3.9

To twist threads or materials together to make a braid

emphasizes plain interlacing of strands rather than decorative craft

T

to tress

vsto plait

1 7.9

To braid hair into long locks

focuses on interlacing strands of any material, not only hair

P

to plat

vsto plait

• Archaic

8.1

To braid hair, rope, or straw by weaving three strands together

is identical in meaning but differs in spelling or form

How Complex

to intertwine

46 5.4

weave

35 4.2

to plait

• UK

2 5.5

to twist

231 1.7

Surface Forms

Etymology