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Meaning of Plait | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
pleɪt

Definitions

  1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
  2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.

Equivalents

العربية الضفيرة ثنية ضفيرة
Bosanski pale
Deutsch Falte Flechte Tresse Zopf
Español pliegue
Suomi palmikko taite vekki
Français plait plait pli
עברית צמה
हिन्दी वेणी
Hrvatski pale
Bahasa Indonesia anyam lipatan tres
Italiano piega pieghettatura plissettatura
日本語 みつあみ
Kurdî dobra pale
Português dobra prega
Română fald pliu
Русский складка
Shqip dredh palë
Српски pale
Svenska fläta
Tiếng Việt nếp

Examples

“a box plait”
“the plaits and foldings of the drapery”
“Only the hair as it arched so beautifully from her temples was mixed with silver, and the two simple plaits that lay on her shoulders were filigree of silver and brown.”

CEFR level

C2
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See also

Plaited Plaiter Plaiting Plaits plaitwork plakat

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