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noun

ˈplāt

Definition of plait

as in braid

a length of something formed of three or more strands woven together she wore a plait down her back that reached her waist

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verb

as in to braid

to form into a braid plaited the doll's hair so it wouldn't tangle

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Noun

Bobby’s is a flouncy skirt and a knotted shirt straight out of the early-aughts MTV Movie & TV Awards, and Elizabeth’s is a full-length dress made out of brown faux leather with a bunch of long plaits swinging off it. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026 Working with the first section, apply a smoothing gel or pomade to create nice neat plaits and secure with a clear rubber band. — Ariana Yaptangco, InStyle, 21 July 2026

Verb

Princess Charlotte, also 10, is known to plait her hair back with a braid on each side of her head, with the braids then tied with a ribbon or woven into a longer braid, also tied with a bow. — Janine Henni, People.com, 21 July 2025 If your stylist is plaiting your hair too tightly, be vocal and ask them to ease up. — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for plait

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braid

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Jasleen Kaily, another contestant, wore a two-piece costume with brown fringes on the thighs, two braids, mukluks (a type of traditional boot worn by many Indigenous communities) and a maple leaf cutout on her back.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
The petition claims that police records described Wright as 5-foot-9 and 190 pounds with braids, while Dobbs was a former college football lineman, weighing at least 260 pounds and wore his hair short at the time.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026