Meaning & use
plait
A length of hair, rope, or fabric formed by weaving three or more strands over each other.
See it in a sentence
She wore her long hair in a single plait down her back for the ceremony.
The baker plaited the dough into a plait before baking the loaf of challah bread.
A note on using this word
Plait is more common in British English, while 'braid' is the usual word in American English for the same thing.
Words with a similar meaning
braid
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To weave three or more strands of hair, rope, or fabric together into a braid.
Her mother plaited her hair into two neat braids before school each morning.
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