Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or process of making plaits or folds, or of interweaving or braiding two or more strands, fibers, etc.
- noun Plaits, folds, or braids taken collectively.
- noun In hat-making, the felting or interweaving of the hair to form the body by means of pressure, motion, moisture, and heat. Also called
hardening .
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- verb Present participle of
plait .
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Examples
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Swantz reports that Zaramo women were highly skilled in plaiting such items as floor mats, baskets, bags, sacks, hats, food covers, and rope.
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Amazingly my arms held up to all that combing and plaiting, which is good.
sheepdip Diary Entry sheepdip 2001
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Crimping — and gauffering-machines are used for a kind of plaiting where much regularity is required, the articles being passed through two iron rollers fluted so as to represent the kind of plait or fold required.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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Crimping — and gauffering-machines are used for a kind of plaiting where much regularity is required, the articles being passed through two iron rollers fluted so as to represent the kind of plait or fold required.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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He very much admired the characteristic hexagonal plaiting.
Steve Beimel: Meetings With Remarkable People in Japan: Jozan Sugita Steve Beimel 2011
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He very much admired the characteristic hexagonal plaiting.
Steve Beimel: Meetings With Remarkable People in Japan: Jozan Sugita Steve Beimel 2011
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For a young man using stud or plaiting your hair, hell awaits you ...
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He very much admired the characteristic hexagonal plaiting.
Steve Beimel: Meetings With Remarkable People in Japan: Jozan Sugita Steve Beimel 2011
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For a young man using stud or plaiting your hair, hell awaits you ...
Archive 2009-02-01 2009
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A Roman head-dress formed by plaiting the hair in a cone above the forehead, worn esp. by the Flamen and his wife.
Medallion Vulcan | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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