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plait

The correct spelling is plait.

How to pronounce plait

/pleɪt/
noun

IPA: /pleɪt/

Say it like: Pla-yt

The correct spelling is plait. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat. For example: "a box plait"

Usage Examples

a box plait

to plait a ruffle

plaiting rope

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
  2. 2.A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.

verb

  1. 1.To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat
  2. 2.To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid

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