Plaiter

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who plaits.

    "She's a very fast plaiter"

  2. 2
    someone who plaits (hair or fabric etc.) wordnet
  3. 3
    A machine that plaits.

    "The peculiarity of this invention consists in a means for varying the angle at which the plaiting-blade is held in the plaiter without varying the position of the entire instrument upon the sewing-machine."

Synonyms

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platter

Example

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"The peculiarity of this invention consists in a means for varying the angle at which the plaiting-blade is held in the plaiter without varying the position of the entire instrument upon the sewing-machine."

Etymology

From plait + -er.

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