plaiting
present participle ofplait
plait
verb[IorT]
uk/plæt/us/pleɪt/(USusuallybraid)tojointhree or morepiecesofhairor string-likematerialby putting them over each other in aspecialpattern:
She plaited the horse'stail.
a plaitedleatherbracelet/belt
Hairdressing
- barber's pole
- bewigged
- braid
- colourist
- cornrow
- dip dye
- foil
- gel
- hair salon
- hairdressing
- hairstylist
- henna
- highlight
- loose
- plait
- scalp
- tint
- tonsorial
- trim
- wigged
Examplesofplaiting
plaiting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
They also enhanced their beauty through facial tattooing, washing daily,plaitingand applying red ochre to their hair, wearing sweet-smelling leaves and using love medicines.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The second isplaitingit into what are called sennets—an appropriately archaic word—and the third is turning them into matting.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Industries which benefitted included flour milling, brewing, silk weaving, lace-making and strawplaiting.
From
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the 18th and 19th centuries, traditional agriculture was partially replaced by linen weaving, strawplaitingand shoe manufacturing (until 1960) in the local economy.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Legend also states that he initiated the style ofplaitingmen's hair.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The pointed arch enclosing the gate is decorated with muqarnas corbels and a geometrically patternedplaiting.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The gate is enclosed by a pointed arch decorated with muqarnas corbels and aplaitingwith elegant geometric patterns.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The associated textiles include many complex weave structures as well as elaborateplaitingand knotting techniques.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Economic development accelerated in the 19th century with the industrialization of the local craft ofplaitingstraw.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The suffix lau is used when formally counting fish, in reference to the customaryplaitingof fish in leaves (lau) before cooking.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During the 18th and 19th century, small cottage industries such as linen weaving and strawplaitingbegan to supplement agriculture in the local economy.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At its peak in the early nineteenth century a woman could earn more byplaitingthan a man could earn on the land.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The first industrial enterprises (raw silk production, weaving, strawplaitingand veneer factories) emerged around 1840.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It has been used for strawplaitinghats and other similar uses.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the main factories other work was undertaken such as sewing, stocking knitting and strawplaiting.
FromThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
- au naturel
- au-naturel
- aunt
- auntie
- au pair
- au-pair
- au poivre
- au-poivre
- aura
- aural
- aurally
- aural perception
- aural skills
- aura of mystery
- aureole
- auricle
- auricular
- Collocations with stamp
- Collocations with stance
- Collocations with standard
- Collocations with standpoint
- Collocations with star
- Collocations with starboard
- Collocations with start
- Collocations with starter