From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Plait \Plait\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plaited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Plaiting.]
1. To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait
a ruffle.
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2. To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat;
as, to plait hair; to plait rope.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Plait \Plait\, n. [OE. playte, OF. pleit, L. plicatum, plicitum,
p. p. of plicare to fold, akin to plectere to plait. See
Ply, and cf. Plat to weave, Pleat, Plight fold.]
1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box
plait.
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The plaits and foldings of the drapery. --Addison.
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2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
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Polish plait. (Med.) Same as Plica.
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