Plait: alternatives and connections

To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to ben…

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A cap.

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A headdress, or manner of dressing the hair.

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See Creese.

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To fold or plait in regular undulation in such a way that the material will retain the shape intended; to give a wavy appearance to; as, to crimp the…

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The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending.

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To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter.

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To weave together; to intermix or unite in texture or construction; to intertwine; as, threads of silk and cotton interwoven.

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A folding or fold; a plait.

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A woven fabric.

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To unite, as threads of any kind, in such a manner as to form a texture; to entwine or interlace into a fabric; as, to weave wool, silk, etc.; hence,…

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The tail of a pig.

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A tail-like appendage of hair; a pigtail.

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A long, narrow sword; a rapier.

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One who, or that which, plaits.

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One who, or that which, plaits.

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See Plait.

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See Plait.

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To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.

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To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.

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To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.

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That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven; a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through eyelet or other holes, and used in dr…

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See Plait.

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A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.

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To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.

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