simple past tense and past participle of plait

A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat. / A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.

(transitive) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat / (transitive) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid

present participle of plait

plaited material

plural of plait

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plait

plural of plaiting

(now,, possibly offensive) A medical condition resulting from deficient hair care in which the uncombed hair becomes irreversibly entangled, forming a matted mass, which can become malodorous and encrusted or sticky.

French braid