From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology
From [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. One who plies .
2. [en] .
**** Derived terms
- plier wrenches
*** See also
- [en] [plurale tantum]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]
** French
*** Etymology
[fr]. This produced [fr], [fro] in [fr], which was later changed analogically
under the influence of the stressed stem _pli-_.
*** Pronunciation
- [fr-IPA]
- [fr]
- [fr]
- [fr]
- [fr]
- [fr]
*** Verb
[fr-verb]
1. [fr] to fold (bend (something) over; arrange by folding)
2. to fold up
3. to bend
4. to mess up ; to do in ; to damage
5. [fr] to kill , kill off (a game)
**** Conjugation
[fr-conj-auto]
**** Derived terms
{{col3|fr |plier bagage |se plier en quatre|déplier|replier}}
**** Related terms
- [fr]
*** Further reading
- [R:fr:TLFi]
*** Anagrams
- [fr] , [fr] , [fr]
** Maltese
*** Etymology
From Italo-Romance (compare [it]), from [mt], from [mt], derived from [la].
*** Pronunciation
- [mt]
*** Noun
[g=m]
1. pillar
** Middle French
*** Etymology
Modified from [frm], [fro] under the influence of the stressed stem _pli-_.
*** Verb
[frm]
1. to fold
**** Conjugation
[pli]
**** Descendants
- [fr]