Definition of Plit
Plait (?), n. [OE. playte, OF.
pleit, L. plicatum, plicitum, p. p. of
plicare to fold, akin to plectere to plait. See
Ply, and cf. Plat to weave, Pleat, Plight
fold.] 1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a
pleat; as, a box plait.
The plaits and foldings of the
drapery. Addison.
2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a
plat.
Polish plait. (Med.) Same as
Plica.
Plait, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Plaited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Plaiting.] 1. To fold; to double in narrow
folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.
2. To interweave the strands or locks of; to
braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait
rope.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait.
- A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
- To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.
- To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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