plait

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

plait [plait plaits plaited plaiting] BrE [plæt] NAmE [plæt] (BrE) (also braid NAmE, BrE)noun, verb
noun
a long piece of sth, especially hair, that is divided into three parts and twisted together
•She wore her hair in plaits.
•Her hair was tied back in a long thick plait.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French pleit ‘a fold’, based on Latin plicare ‘to fold’. The word was formerly often pronounced like “plate”; since late Middle English there has been an alternative spelling plat, to which the current pronunciation corresponds.

Example Bank:
•She fixed her hair into a thick plait.
•She wore her hair in plaits.

 
verb ~ sth
to twist three or more long pieces of hair, rope, etc. together to make one long piece
•a basket with plaited handles
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French pleit ‘a fold’, based on Latin plicare ‘to fold’. The word was formerly often pronounced like “plate”; since late Middle English there has been an alternative spelling plat, to which the current pronunciation corresponds.
 
See also: ↑braid

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pleat, braid, tress, twist, lace