plait
1. plait \'pla-t, 'plat\ n [ME pleit, fr. MF, fr. (assumed) VL plictus, fr. plictus, pp.] of L plicare to fold - more at PLY 1: PLEAT 2: a braid of hair, straw, or other material; specif : PIGTAILM 2. plait vt 1: PLEAT 2a: to interweave the strands or locks of : BRAID 2b: to make by plaiting - plait.er n