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Meanings of plait in English

Portuguese
nó de trança
Catalan
trena
Wikidata

A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair.

        nó de trança
        Portuguese
        prega
        Catalan
        plec
        Spanish
        pliegue
        Wikidata

        Any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape.

              prega
              Synonyms
              Examples for "twist"
              Examples for "twist"
              1
              More recently, the argument has - unsurprisingly - taken an environmental twist.
              The Irish Times
              2
              The fire makes the red rose in his hand glow and twist.
              Men, Women and Ghosts
              3
              A final twist in the tale appears to have taken place since.
              The Guardian
              4
              Just managed twist out of way so it struck tree just behind.
              English passengers
              5
              Politically, the opposition True Finns party is seeking to twist the knife.
              The Guardian
              1
              Draw the pattern, and sew on the braid; edge with button-hole stitch.
              The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 / Consisting of Novel, E...
              2
              At the sight of the gold braid Cyprien stood up and saluted.
              With Those Who Wait
              3
              Her long red braid hung down behind her, bouncing as she rode.
              A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
              4
              I think that braid makes all-too-useful a handle in an unfair fight.
              Past malice: an emma fielding mystery
              5
              Then the two turned their attention to the neglected braid of hair.
              The Heart of the Desert / Kut-Le of the Desert
              1
              In the letter was enclosed a long, silken tress of golden hair.
              Flower of the Dusk
              2
              The tress of hair was long and soft and shining and black.
              The Valley of Silent Men: A Story of the Three River Country
              3
              The gentle night breeze blew a tress of hair across his lips.
              The Last Trail
              4
              I wonder-She fastened the last dark tress of hair, still wondering.
              Up the Hill and Over
              5
              It refers to a closely curled tress that exhibits a zigzag pattern.
              Ebony
              Portuguese
              trançar
              Catalan
              trenar
              Spanish
              enlazar
              Wikidata

              Make by braiding or interlacing.

                    trançar
                    Usage of plait in English
                    1
                    He held the tip, playfully swishing the long plait to and fro.
                    In every heartbeat
                    2
                    Amy bent over the plate and chose the largest, beautiful white plait.
                    The Choir Invisible
                    3
                    One of her braids, she noted, had come out of its plait.
                    Rain Wild Chronicles 02 - Dragon Haven
                    4
                    At the end of the plait she attached an ornamental jade ring.
                    Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
                    5
                    No one looks at us while we plait and weave these words.
                    The Uncommercial Traveller
                    6
                    Then she began to plait the strips, forming a stiff braided rod.
                    Brisingr
                    7
                    I'll plait them a little for him, and cover them with moss.
                    The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico
                    8
                    Celtic art is the plait, the knot, the double-headed man or critter.
                    The Guardian
                    9
                    He should like to pull Sairy Jane's plait and to slap Jubal.
                    The Voice of the People
                    10
                    Her hair in the same thick plait down her back as before.
                    The blood spilt
                    11
                    He gathered up the long plait of her hair and kissed it passionately.
                    The Top of the World
                    12
                    After tugging the smock over his shoulders, Feldspar pulled the acolyte plait free.
                    King rolen's kin: the uncrowned king
                    13
                    All the possibilities of braid and plait and curl were canvassed.
                    Sevenoaks: A Story of Today
                    14
                    A plait of dark hair hung across her shoulder far below the waist.
                    Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
                    15
                    About fifteen years old with a long plait down her back?
                    Evanly bodies
                    16
                    The piled-on earrings, rings and necklaces and bad-girl plait are all working here.
                    The Guardian
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