2 entries under this word

Plait

Plāit, n.

noun

n. [O. Eng. playte, pleight, Gael. pleat, W. pleth, L. Lat. plecta, Gr. πλεκτή, a twisted rope, string, from πλεκτός, plaited, twisted, from πλέκειν, to twist, braid. See infra.] 1. A fold; a doubling, as of cloth. It is very difficult to trace out the figure of a vest through all the plaits and folding of the drapery. Addison. 2. A braid, as of hair or straw. Vulgarly pronounced pleet.

Plāit, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. PLAITED; p. pr. & vb. n. PLAITING.] [O. Eng. plite. Cf. Lat. plectere, Gr. πλέκειν, to plait, twist; L. Lat. plectare, to plait, to inclose with woven twigs; Ger. flechten, W. plethu.]

To fold; to double in narrow folds; as, to plait a gown or a sleeve.
To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; as, to plait the hair.
To entangle; to involve. Shak.