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Meanings of plaiting in English

Spanish
trenzado
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Over-and-under interlacing of cord, yarn or other textile materials.

        trenzado
        Synonyms
        Examples for "braid"
        Examples for "braid"
        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
        The contrasting colors made the braiding process clearly visible and more understandable.
        A Grandpa's Notebook / Ideas, Models, Stories and Memoirs to Enc...
        2
        Suit of same style in somewhat shabby black velvet, with black braiding.
        Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People
        3
        But women had other reasons for braiding their hair beside attracting men.
        The Woman's Bible
        4
        Brown braiding on a tailor-made jacket does not, however, consort with hay-wagons.
        American Notes
        5
        Their little caps, too, were embellished with shells, beads, or gold braiding.
        Across Coveted Lands; or, a Journey from Flushing (Holland) to C...
        Usage of plaiting in English
        1
        I could revive the straw-plaiting; give them better teaching and better models.
        Marcella
        2
        She found herself twining or plaiting nearly everything that came to hand.
        The Valley of Horses
        3
        There is not a false turn anywhere in all this intricate plaiting.
        Jezebel's Daughter
        4
        Pronounce: dissuading; feuds; wounds; chalcedony; plaiting; bade; spacious; benignant; mystic; imperious.
        The Elson Readers, Book 5
        5
        Jill nodded as she busied herself in plaiting her hair into great ropes.
        Desert Love
        6
        The plaiting of straw hats during the prisoners' leisure hours is also prohibited.
        For the Term of His Natural Life
        7
        She was now plaiting her well-brushed hair, and looked very sweet and girlish.
        V. V.'s Eyes
        8
        Then she pulled some blades of grass, and began plaiting them.
        The Dark Flower
        9
        Near her were some children, busy too, plaiting wicks for candles and lamps.
        The Were-Wolf
        10
        The goodwife was stirring the soup, and the goodman plaiting sprit-binnings for the cows.
        More English Fairy Tales
        11
        And I don't condone competitive beard growing, beard plaiting or the grizzled Cornel West.
        Ebony
        12
        She had finished brushing her hair, and was plaiting it in a long braid.
        God's Country—And the Woman
        13
        On the previous Thursday the defendant was plaiting a shirt.
        The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4
        14
        Minute after minute passed while she sat plaiting the cloth tight-stretched over one knee.
        Then I'll Come Back to You
        15
        The oldest man among them, a centenarian, was employed in plaiting straw for hats.
        The Lost Lady of Lone
        16
        Margaret stood before the glass plaiting her pretty, long hair.
        A Little Girl in Old New York
        About this term
        Translations for plaiting
        Spanish
        trenzado
        Plaiting through the time
        Plaiting across language varieties
        United Kingdom
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