Associations to the word «Plait»

Wiktionary

PLAIT, noun. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
PLAIT, noun. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
PLAIT, verb. (transitive) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.
PLAIT, verb. (transitive) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.

Dictionary definition

PLAIT, noun. A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair.
PLAIT, noun. Any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape.
PLAIT, verb. Make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth".
PLAIT, verb. Weave into plaits; "plait hair".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche