plait英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.

— a box plait
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.

动词 v.

To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat transitive

— to plait a ruffle
To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid transitive

— to plait hair

词形变化

plaits plural plaits present,singular,third-person plaiting participle,present plaited participle,past plaited past

词汇关系

衍生词

box plait French plait lemon plait plaitless plaitwork Polish plait interplait plaiter plait fog plait sawdust replait unplait

词源

词源 1

From Middle English pleit, from Anglo-Norman pleit (compare Old French ploit), from Latin plectō, which is akin to Old Norse flétta (Danish flette), Russian плести́ (plestí) and also to Old English fleohtan, which it displaced. Doublet of plight (“plait, fold”) and pleat.

词源 2

From Middle English pleit, from Anglo-Norman pleit (compare Old French ploit), from Latin plectō, which is akin to Old Norse flétta (Danish flette), Russian плести́ (plestí) and also to Old English fleohtan, which it displaced. Doublet of plight (“plait, fold”) and pleat.