plait

Plural: plaits

Noun

a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.

Verb

Verb Forms: plaited, plaiting, plaits

To braid or interweave strands, especially of hair.
make by braiding or interlacing
weave into plaits
- "plait hair"
To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat
To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid

Examples

a box plait
He tried to PLAIT his letters into a bingo, but they just wouldn’t form a coherent word.
plaiting rope
to plait a ruffle
to plait hair

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English pleit, from Anglo-Norman pleit (compare Old French ploit), from Latin plectō, which is akin to Old Norse flétta (Danish flette), Russian плести́ (plestí) and also to Old English fleohtan, which it displaced. Doublet of plight (“plait, fold”) and pleat.

Synonyms

braid, lace, pleat, tress, twist

Scrabble Score: 7

plait: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
plait: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
plait: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

plait: valid Words With Friends Word