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plaits

plaits is the plural of plait.

plaits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of plait.

Meaning of plait

Noun

plait (plural plaits)

  1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
    • a box plait
  2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
    • 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.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC

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Phrases with plaits

Questions about plaits

What is plaits the plural of?
Plaits is the plural of plait.

Words near plaits in the dictionary

  1. plaiting
  2. plaiting fog
  3. plaiting sawdust
  4. plaitings
  5. plaitless
  6. plaits
  7. plaits fog
  8. plaits sawdust
  9. plaitwork
  10. plakat
  11. plakats

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