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plaiting

plaiting is the present participle and gerund of plait.

Meaning of plait

Verb

plait (third-person singular simple present plaits, present participle plaiting, simple past and past participle plaited)

  1. (transitive) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat
    • to plait a ruffle
  2. (transitive) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid
    • to plait hair

See all 4 meanings of plait

Noun

plaiting (plural plaitings)

  1. plaited material
    • The witnesses were introduced for the purpose of proving the cost of hand-made linen and woolen plaitings, and their testimony related to the salable or merchantable character of the goods as they ordinarily could be presented by hand […]1898, The Federal Reporter

Forms of plaiting

pluralplaitings

Phrases with plaiting

Questions about plaiting

What does plaiting mean?
Plaiting means plaited material.
What is plaiting the present participle and gerund of?
Plaiting is the present participle and gerund of plait.
What part of speech is plaiting?
Plaiting is a noun.
What is the plural of plaiting?
The plural of plaiting is plaitings.

Words near plaiting in the dictionary

  1. plaited
  2. plaited fog
  3. plaited sawdust
  4. plaiter
  5. plaiters
  6. plaiting
  7. plaiting fog
  8. plaiting sawdust
  9. plaitings
  10. plaitless
  11. plaits

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