noun, verb ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of plait form-of, plural

   "Hastily Beatrice descended, drawing her veil close round her head to conceal her hair, whose massive plaits sadly wanted Minora's little mirror."

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of plait form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

All synonyms

braidpleataccordion pleatbox pleatbraidbraid

Example

More examples

"Mary plaits her hair into a pigtail."

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