plait

n. fold; wrinkle, crease; ruffle, pleat (on clothing); braid

v. fold, pleat, roll up; crease, wrinkle; make folds, make pleats; weave, braid

A plait may mean either:A braid-like knotA pleatA fold in the columella of a gastropod mollusc
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Noun
1. a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
(synonym) braid, tress, twist
(hypernym) hairdo, hair style, coiffure
(hyponym) queue
2. any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
(synonym) pleat
(hypernym) fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
(hyponym) box pleat
(derivation) braid, lace
Verb
1. make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth"
(synonym) braid, lace
(hypernym) weave, tissue
(derivation) pleat
(classification) handicraft
2. weave into plaits; "plait hair"
(hypernym) weave, interweave
(derivation) braid, tress, twist

v. please, like

(v. t.)
To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.
  

(v. t.)
To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.
  

(n.)
A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait.
  

(n.)
A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.