plait
Plural
plaits
1
a long piece of hair formed by three parts twisted over each other
- She wore her hair in a single plait down her back.
- The girl asked her mother to make a plait before school.
- The plait was decorated with small, colorful ribbons.
- The long plait swung as she walked down the road.
- She secured the plait with a simple elastic band.
2
any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
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